Mental health is not just about how mad or crazy you are You must realise there is a reason why a person has mental health issues. “People are starting to take a more holistic view of mental health, “In [the past], mental health’s perception was that of solely mental illness. Now, people are realizing that we all have mental health, just like we all have physical health. This is the biggest perception shift: people realizing that you can have good mental health as well as bad mental health.”