Health and Well being

Health and Well being are used synonymously but are different.

Well-being is nothing but the combination of feeling good and functioning well. It is the experience of positive emotions such as happiness and contentment as well as the development of individual’s potential, having some control over one’s life, having a sense of purpose, and experiencing positive relationships.

Further, longitudinal data indicates that if well-being is experienced during childhood, it goes on to future well-being in adulthood.

Although health and well-being are inter- connected, they are two different things.

First: What is health? Health is the state of being free from injury or illness. Physical health means having a body that is strong, capable, and free of disease.

Mental health, meanwhile, means having a mind that is strong, capable, and free of disease. If we are mentally healthy, we can navigate daily life and its setbacks and difficulties well. Taken together, physical and mental health influence everything we do.

Health and well-being are also las the absence of “negative” things, like mental distress and physical illness. A more positive well-being definition might be the maintenance of physical, mental, and emotional stability and balance and not just the absence of illness.

There are two types of well-being: objective and subjective well-being.

Objective well–being. Objective well-being is based on human needs, including food, education, health, safety, and shelter. People can self-report on their overall objective well-being.

Subjective well-being. According to Professor Ed Diener, one of the world’s leading researchers on subjective well-being, it is a cognitive and affective evaluation of their lives. In common parlance subjective well-being means thinking and feeling that your life is going well.

Subjective well-being relies on important but less tangible measurements, like satisfaction, happiness, and a sense of meaning in life.

When objective and subjective well-being come together, they create an overall sense of wellness.

Where Does Well-Being Come From?

Well-being emanates from your thoughts, actions, and experiences. When positive thoughts lead to greater emotional well-being. Meaningful relationships lead to better social well-being. And when we lose our job — or just hate it — we tend to have lower workplace well-being. In other words, wellbeing has a very broad connotation.

5 Major Types of Well-Being

Emotional Well-Being People with emotional wellbeing can practice stress-managementand relaxation techniques. They tend to be resilient, boost self-love, and generate the emotions that lead to good feelings.
Physical Well-Being These people have the ability to practice healthy living and good exercise habits.
Social Well-Being tantamounts to the ability to communicate, develop meaningful relationships with others, and maintain a support network that helps you overcome loneliness.
Workplace Well-Being is the ability to pursue enrichment professionally.
Societal Well-Being. Is the ability to actively participate in a community, culture, and environment.

According to research the following skills aid in emotional wellbeing.

Skills that contribute to better social well-being are:

Practicing Gratitude(for example with a gratitude journal)
Building Meaningful Social Connections
Managing Your Relationship with Technology
Maintaining Work-Life Balance and Finding Your Purpose are critical for workplace wellbeing.

Some of the skills you can build for greater societal well-being:

Practice Your Values
Making Positive Impacts in Other People’s Lives
Kindness and empathy