Mental Health

We are committed to empowering women of all ages, ethnicities, colors, races, religions, and nationalities by fostering strength through community engagement, education, collaboration, mental wellness, and physical exercise. We support them in creating a healthy environment, adopting a nutritious diet, maintaining proper sleeping habits, and establishing a consistent routine, all while nurturing their development at every stage of life.

We believe our mental strength is pivotal to be able to build discipline, self-achievement, determination, confidence and a good pathway to success in life. 

While we are born with all the physical organs and body parts, mental strength is not innate and must be developed.

Mental strength is the structure on anyone's life and ability to overcome challenges throughout their existence. Whether is a personal, professional, physical, health or emotional challenges, a human being must be prepared to overcome the day-to-day hurdles we have to confront life. There are not education programs nor training on how to prepare our humanity for all the current challenges we are facing in our society today.  

Whether is a global pandemic lockdown, a disease that enable you to have a normal life, or whether is a loss of a loved one, a divorce, the loss of a job or career opportunity etc. We must prepare ourselves to deal with the challenges life brings every day in this evolving society and learn how to design a sustainable plan for us, for our families and for the next generation to come. 

Depression most times can overpower us and take everything from us. Is a dark disease that we cannot touch, see it, test it, nor have the cookie cutting solution for it. The only thing we can do is build ourselves, our families and communities with strength and engage in a healthy routine and environment that can be beneficial for all. Engaging in habits such exercise, a healthy diet, mental wellness such yoga, meditation, church, hobbies, sports, as well as surrounding ourselves with good genuine people while identifying and practicing the activities that bring us joy. 

Learning how to build a good environment is essential moving forward with the future of mental health. Collaborations, partnerships and programs needs to be built in order to tackle this mental health crisis we are facing today. 

Here, in I PLAN BETTER we are aiming to develop solutions and educational mental wellness programs, collaborations and partnerships with academia, health and educational institutions, industry stakeholders and government agencies to design the future of women's health by creating strength, support and empowerment, starting here, in the United States. 

If you or your love one has been experiencing some of the following signs and symptoms, most of the day, nearly every day, for at least 2 weeks, you may have depression:

• Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
• Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
• Feelings of irritability, frustration, or restlessness
• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
• Fatigue, lack of energy, or feeling slowed down
• Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
• Difficulty sleeping, waking too early in the morning, or oversleeping
• Changes in appetite or unplanned weight changes
• Physical aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause that do not go away with treatment
• Thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts
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Not everyone who is depressed experiences all these symptoms. Some people experience only a few symptoms, while others experience many. Symptoms associated with depression interfere with day-to-day functioning and cause significant distress for the person experiencing them. Depression can also involve other changes in mood or behavior that include:

• Increased anger or irritability
• Feeling restless or on edge
• Becoming withdrawn, negative, or detached
• Increased engagement in high-risk activities
• Greater impulsivity
• Increased use of alcohol or drugs
• Isolating from family and friends
• Inability to meet the responsibilities of work and family or ignoring other important roles
• Problems with sexual desire and performance
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Depression can look different in men and women. Although people of all genders can feel depressed, how they express those symptoms and the behaviors they use to cope with them may differ. For example, men (as well as women) may show symptoms other than sadness, instead seeming angry or irritable. And although increased use of alcohol or drugs can be a sign of depression in anyone, men are more likely to use these substances as a coping strategy. In some cases, mental health symptoms appear as physical problems (for example, a racing heart, tightened chest, ongoing headaches, or digestive issues). Men are often more likely to see a health care provider about these physical symptoms than their emotional ones.

Courtesy NIMH National Institute of Mental health.

If you are experiencing depression, we recommend you scroll back the previous session of "Fighting Depression Through Building Strength & Staying Proactive platform".  Soon, we will be developing programs and mental wellness programs for all ages. 

If you or your love one is having suicidal thoughts or experiencing an emergency, please call 911 and ask for immediate help.