Most people travel through life without giving mental health a second thought.
Mental health depends on several factors, some of them beyond a person's control. But there is a lot that can be done to remain mentally healthy. How people look at themselves has a lot to do with how they think, feel, and act. If a person's self image is positive, then he or she feels confident in the ability to achieve set goals and to deal with life's occasional problems. There is satisfaction in achieving those goals, which helps to improve performance and to form healthy and lasting relationships with other people.