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We are celebrating World Mental Health Day. The most important thing is not to be afraid to ask for help

10. 10. 2025

For more than thirty years, 10 October has been World Mental Health Day, a global initiative to raise awareness and destigmatise mental health problems. And while experts around the world agree that the mental health situation is worsening, the taboos associated with it are being broken and people are becoming less afraid to ask for help.

"We have seen a long-term increase in demand for mental health services. This may mean that things are getting worse, but it may also mean that we are more sensitive to emotional distress and are trying to deal with it earlier and in a healthier way. And that is good," believes Martin Hollý, M.D., MBA, deputy for mental health at the Centre for Mental Rehabilitation.

Asking for help when we are mentally ill, according to him, is never useless. It is better to seek help "unnecessarily" than too late. "A good indicator is that we should deal with problems that last longer than two weeks and are accompanied by insomnia, low mood and anxiety. There is no need to worry about a two-day 'downer' with a clear reason, for example if someone has broken up with us. But if the problems last longer and we can't find a clear origin, we shouldn't put off seeing a specialist unnecessarily," emphasises Martin Hollý.

So what can we do to prevent mental health problems?

Although this is a complex subject and something works a little differently for everyone, Martin Hollý says that the key is to establish and follow a solid daily regime, which includes getting enough sleep. A healthy moderate diet and exercise should not be forgotten either. Last but not least, we should avoid excessive use of social networks and spend as little time on them as possible.

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