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SEAFARER

WELLBEING

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND STATES?

Too often, employees are scared to tell their manager about a mental health
problem. As a manager, you can take proactive steps to create an open and

supportive culture and identify behaviour changes in yourself or others.

Noticing a change in regular behaviour

Too much sleep or Change in appetite Trouble focusing Irritability or having a Isolating from others
trouble sleeping or having racing short temper or losing interest
thoughts in things that were
once enjoyed

Just like physical health, mental health changes all the time. Our mental

health can be anywhere on this scale at any time:

• You move up and down the scale all the time; we all do.
• Your state of mental health can change rapidly from day to day, hour to hour, minute to

minute; one moment you are struggling, and the next the problem lifts, and you are feeling
positive again and vice versa.
• We all struggle at times – this is a part of life. It’s good to know what help and support
are available to help you resolve the problem. One in 4 people has a mental illness at some
point in their life, such as depression, anxiety, etc. These are treatable, and with the right
support, people can get back to normal mental health again.
• We are all somewhere on the scale all the time.

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