{"id":263,"date":"2013-11-14T12:57:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/HealthandWellbeingWebsite\/mental-wellbeing\/"},"modified":"2019-03-27T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:19:17","slug":"mental-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/HealthandWellbeingWebsite\/mental-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness. It includes emotional resilience which enables us to enjoy life and survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of well-being and an underlying belief in our own and other\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has \u2018mental health\u2019 and this can be thought of in terms of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how we feel about ourselves and the people around us<\/li>\n<li>our ability to make and keep friends and relationships<\/li>\n<li>our ability to learn from others and to develop psychologically and emotionally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Ninian\u2019s High has a website dedicated to promoting positive mental health. 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