“Here today, there tomorrow, suddenly feeling unwell.” Recently, a survey conducted by the China Youth Daily Social Survey Center in conjunction with Questionnaire Network on 1333 young people revealed various health concerns among the youth:
Memory decline (43.4%) ranked first
Followed by poor and unstable emotions (42.2%)
Immune system weakening (41.9%) ranked third
Recently, the Oriental Hospital in Shanghai has opened a special clinic for mood disorders. The head of the clinic and deputy chief physician of the psychology department, Li Wentian, emphasizes the importance of “strengthening mental resilience” and the need for “personalized plans” for such young individuals alongside prescribing a broad spectrum of mental health medications.
Li Wentian believes that staying up late often leads to decreased sleep quality, disruption of the biological clock, decline in memory, and can affect emotions. Prolonged imbalanced nutrition can disrupt metabolism, lower immunity, and decrease memory. Additionally, long indoor stays without exposure to sunlight can impact emotions, worsen sleep quality, and lead to a cascade of reactions.
In psychological clinics, most individuals seeking help for mood disorders exhibit symptoms of low mood, anxiety, fear, irritability, restlessness, reduced speech, and physical discomfort such as palpitations, chest tightness, abdominal pain, dizziness, tinnitus, throat obstruction sensation, frequent urination, urgency, chronic pain, all of which do not show abnormalities upon repeated clinical examination in various medical specialties.
There is a psychological concept called “mental resilience,” which refers to an individual’s ability to adapt and develop in the face of external pressures. Li Wentian indicates that many of the reasons causing distress among the youth are not purely external pressures but rather a weakening of their ability to cope, indicating a decline in “mental resilience.” Methods to enhance mental resilience include maintaining a regular routine, encouraging social interactions, practicing self-care, and fostering positive self-concepts. In conclusion, by nurturing the mental resilience and problem-solving skills of the young, they can better cope with life challenges. This requires a multidimensional approach involving cooperation and support at the family, school, and societal levels.
Partially excerpted from the “Xuexi Qiangguo” learning platform
Contributed by: Staff Service Center
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