Taking care of emotional hygiene

Not paying heed to our psychological well-being could lead to serious mental and physical problems.

“Take care of yourself” or “Take care” is something we commonly hear from our loved ones when we are not feeling well. From childhood, we’ve known that treating wounds right away will prevent them from worsening. This is what our parents have taught us. Even five-year-olds know that if they get injured while playing, they should cover the wound with a band-aid to prevent it from getting infected. When children fall sick or get seriously wounded, parents rush them to the hospital. However, when children come from school crying because of something that had happened in their class, the typical response from elders would be, “don’t cry”, and the child’s feelings would largely go unheard.