Mental Health, Healthcare Access, and Personal Reflection

This assignment presents a student's reflective account of their personal struggles with mental health, specifically depression and anxiety, experienced in a hometown lacking adequate medical facilities. The narrative details the challenges of self-medication, social stigma, and the lack of accessible mental healthcare, particularly in underserved communities. The student emphasizes the importance of early intervention, professional help, and the principle of care, which encompasses confidentiality, safety, and support within healthcare settings. The reflection highlights the critical need for accessible mental health services, irrespective of location or socioeconomic status, and underscores the significance of addressing mental health as a fundamental aspect of overall well-being. The student learned from their experiences that keeping things to oneself can worsen the situation and that seeking professional help is essential. The assignment concludes with a strong call for improved mental healthcare accessibility and the eradication of stigmas surrounding mental health issues.

This instance took place a few years back when I was in my hometown and there was no medical
facilities available nearby. My hometown consist of people who are not in a condition to afford proper
healthcare facilities and in order to access proper healthcare facilities we have to travel to a city. After
my father died, all the responsibilities fell right on my shoulder and I was not ready for it. I suffered from
depression and got anxiety attacks multiple times in a single day. Because we were not able to afford
proper medical facilities I chose not to disclose the situation in front of my family members and
continued my normal life. Mental health illnesses one not considered to be a major problem in my home
town as well. And therefore even when I opened up to people they suggested me to get a hold on my
feelings and continue my life. No one even considered that I was depressed and I need medical
attention. Situation got worse with time and so did my anxiety attacks. At this stage my family members
started to notice a change in my behaviour and were concerned. But these things have been happening
to me for a very long time and now I was not comfortable with sharing things with anyone. I like being
alone and there were days I spent without talking to anyone. I kept a smile on my face and pretended
everything was ok so that no one would try and make me understand thanks which I've been hearing for
years. I started self medicating which turned out to be a mistake as well. I felt alone and somehow I like
that. I think about what I would have done, a thought come to my mind that I should have talked about
these things to my family members on my friends. If I would have done so my situation would have been
a lot better then it was. As soon as I started getting anxiety attacks and should have contacted a
psychiatrist and taken therapies and medication, because self medicating only made things worse. I was
concerned about what people might think when they came across the fact that I was depressed. I had a
lot of responsibilities on my shoulder at that time, and people whom I care about deeply affected by my
actions and therefore I couldn't share these things with them. The principle of care revolves around the
fact that everyone should have access to proper medical facilities, but mental health is often ignored
specially when it comes to small towns where people do not have as much as knowledge about the
these things. The best course of action that I could have selected at that time would have been opening
up to someone telling them about what was exactly happening to me. There is a provision that revolves
around the boundaries of health security and safety of an individual, in order to do well in life one needs
to have a proper health. humans are social creatures and they have to live within the confines of a
society and follow the pre-determined conventions on which the society works. And therefore disclosing
these things made me feel vulnerable because I had to fight for social acceptance. The principle of social
in healthcare revolves around the rules and regulation that are followed by various health and social
care centres throughout the globe, especially when it comes to mental health institutions they are
focused on the confidentiality of their patients data, did it make shows that the information that is
important to the patients is not misused by authorise on unauthorised users and therefore all the
necessary information is made confidential, and not even the family members have access to it. At that
time I need it support which I would have got from my family or a psychiatrist. After going to the
situation I learnt that medical healthcare facilities are as important as any other basic physiological need
like having food to eat and having a house to live. Humans are resources and health is an asset that help
them achieve their overall objective in their life. I learnt that keeping things to yourself, and not opening
up to someone special event it comes to mental health issues does not help it only make things worse. I
learnt that even small town should have access to proper mental health care facilities because there are
people who are need it. Mental health is as important as any other aspect of a person’s health. Without
proper treatment it is nearly impossible to get out of mental health illness like depression and anxiety.
Everyone deserves proper access to this facilities no matter where they live irrespective of their

accessibility and affordability structure. the principle of care revolves around the concept of
confidentiality safety and support. These outlines are set in order to make sure that people are
comfortable enough to get healthcare facilities, it also shows that everyone have equal access to these
facilities as they are as important as any other basic physiological need for a person's life. There are
music Nations rules and regulations get an followed by healthcare institutions all over the globe that are
entirely based on this situation. Chill there are areas that do not have sufficient access to medical
healthcare facilities and specially when it comes to mental health facilities. Mental health is keenly
ignored there are people out there don't even consider this is a real issue as concluded from my
personal experience. The principle of care establishes a strong outline for healthcare facilities for people
who need it, with time the principle of care have raised awareness about these issues even in the minds
of people who once didn’t even considered their health in front of other factors. Principle of care
revolutionized the healthcare and medical sector focusing on the idea that everyone should have equal
access to medical facilities irrespective of their accessibility or affordability structure.