Good Mental Health Equals a Happy Marriage – SWHELPER

Happily married couples enjoy better mental health status, according to researchers. They fall sick less often, have fewer instances of ... AboutContactSubscribeDownloadAppAnti-RacismSummitNoResultViewAllResultLoginRegisterHomeNewsCultureMentalHealthPoliticsTechLGBTQDisabilityPodcastFind/PostJobsHomeNewsCultureMentalHealthPoliticsTechLGBTQDisabilityPodcastNoResultViewAllResultNoResultViewAllResultHomeCultureGoodMentalHealthEqualsaHappyMarriagebySylviaSmithDecember11,2019inCulture,MentalHealth0ADVERTISEMENTShareonFacebookShareonTwitterShareonLinkedinHappilymarriedcouplesenjoybettermentalhealthstatus,accordingtoresearchers. Theyfallsicklessoften,havefewerinstancesofdepressionandanxiety,andsufferlessfromlonelinessandfeelingsofsolitude. Arecentstudy inSwedenshowsthatmentallyhealthymarriedcouplesarelesslikelytogetpneumonia,undergosurgeries,developcancerorhaveheartattacks.Itmakessensethatthejoythatispartofbeingpartofahappycoupletranslatestomentalandphysicalwell-being.Whataresomeofthebenefitstoamarriageinwhichaffectspartnersinpossessinggoodmentalhealth?Security. Mentallyhealthypeopleprovideeachotherwithasenseofsecurity. Theydon’thavetowonderifthepersontheyarecominghometowillbe“up”or“down”orworryaboutleavingthechildrenintheircare. Theyarefreefromtheworrythattheirpartnerissecretlyunhappyorhidingsomebigsecret. Theydon’thavethesituationwhereonepersonplaystheroleoftheparent,andtheotheroneofachild. Itistrulyamarriageofhealthyequals.Mutualsupport. Withtwomentallyhealthypeople,thereisabuilt-insupportsystem. Eachisinvestedinhelpingtheotherreachtheirgoals,whethertheyarepersonalorprofessional. Needsomeonetolistentoabusinesspitchyou’llbepresentingtomorrow? Yourpartneristhere. Lookingforarunningpartner? Yourspouse,maybeeagertojoinyou.Happy,stablepeopledonotmindwhentheirpartnersseektoimprovethemselvesandarehappytobepartoftheirtransformations. Thereisnojealousyorsenseofcompetition.Witnessinglife’seventstogether.  Mentallyhealthypeopleembracetheirrolesaswitnessestoeachother’slives. Theyarethereforeachotherastheygothroughtheinevitablelifestageswithallthejoyandchallengesthesestagescanbring. Theyaccompanyeachothertolifecelebrationsaswellasdoctors’appointmentsandhospitalprocedures. Whatagiftitistoknowthat“insicknessandinhealth”isnotanidlephrase.Goal-settingandaccomplishing. Mentally-soundcoupleshaveahigherchanceofaccomplishingagoaltogether,astheyareexcellentatcollaborating. Theyenjoysharedactivitiesbecausetheyknowthatdoingthingstogetherpromotesastrongerrelationship.ADVERTISEMENTEatingtogether. Mentally-healthycoupleslovetocometogetheratmealtimes,astheyprovideanopportunitytosharebothfoodandconversation. Additionally,theyenjoygroceryshoppingtogether,anddecidingwhatthemealplanwilllooklike. Thisgenerallyleadstohealthierhomemenus.Physicalhealthmindfulness. Thesecouplesseektomaintainandsustaingoodphysicalhealth,integratingnewknowledgeaboutwellnessandurgingeachotherinhealth-relatedactivities.EncouragementandPraisevs.CriticismandNagging. Happycouplesuseencouragementandpraiseascommunicationtoolsratherthancriticismandnaggingtheirpartnertodosomething.RespectandFairness. Bothpartnerssharetheworkloadathomeandtherearenogenderroles. Bothpartnersrespecttheworkeachcontributestokeepthehomehappyandbalanced. Theyremembertoexpressthanksandgratitudetoeachother.There’sanunderstandingofeachother’slovelanguage. Mentallysoundcouples understandwheretheotherpersoniscomingfrom.Theyunderstandhoweachexpresseslove.Theydonotseektoteachtheotherthe“best”waytolove. Rather,theylearnandappreciateeachother’suniquestyle. Whetheritisphysicaltouch,verbalaffirmations,gifts,notes,surprisesorjustdoingthedisheswhenitisn’t“theirturn”,thereisanunderstandingofeachother’smannerofdemonstratingtheirfeelings.Bettersex,evenintothegoldenyears. Happy,mentallystablecoupleshavebettersex. Thesecouplesusegoodcommunicationskillswhichhelpthemkeeptheirintimatelivesactiveandevolving. Theydonotusesexasaweapon,withholdingittopunishorhurtapartner. (Theytalkthingsoutsoissuesdon’tcarryovertothebedroom.)Sharethis:ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTumblr(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonReddit(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonPinterest(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoprint(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailalinktoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)PreviousPostAnOverabundanceofFastFood:FoodSwampsAretheNewFoodDesertsNextPostSpotaScam:HowJobSeekersCanProtectThemselvesfromOnlineEmploymentFraudSylviaSmithSylviaSmithisarelationshipexpertwithyearsofexperienceintrainingandhelpingcouples.Shehashelpedcountlessindividualsandorganizationsaroundtheworld,offeringeffectiveandefficientsolutionsforhealthyandsuccessfulrelationships.Hermissionistoprovideinspiration,supportandempowermenttoeveryoneontheirjourneytoagreatmarriage.SheisafeaturedwriterforMarriage.com,areliableresourcetosupporthealthy,happymarriages.RelatedPostsMentalHealthABATherapyIstheGoldStandardforTennesseeChildrenWithAutismSeptember19,2022214ElderCareImprovingOlderAdults’MentalandEmotionalWell-BeingwithHomeHealthCareSeptember16,2022181MentalHealthWhatisFamilyPsychoeducationTherapy?September7,2022667HealthHowDoesSexTherapyR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