I have experienced that one time in my life where I thought that I just have no use in this world and I might as well kill myself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thought of that. I was experiencing depression back then. I felt as if I'm carrying too much of a burden for someone my age and it is utterly unbearable. I've had a mental illness.
The interesting thing is that I never told it to anyone. Not even my parents. I'm afraid that people wouldn't take me seriously. I'm afraid that they'll say I'm just weak or overreacting or whatever. Nobody actually knew I was depressed.
That's just one example. Can you imagine all the people out there having the same or even worse conditions than me and they're afraid to share it to anyone whatsoever because they're scared that they'll be stigmatized and then society would pull away from them? I mean, they're lucky if in the end they could resolve it on their own like me. What if they can't? What if they're so depressed and lonely that they feel the only answer is suicide? That's not a happy ending at all.
We need to open our eyes on this matter and if we have already then we need to open it wider. We need to reach out to these people and tell them that they're not alone. We need to obliterate the stigma about mental illness and the fear of it from people's minds. That way, we can truly show our care and in the end, maybe, just maybe, we might be able to save a life or two. If you want to find out more about mental health then you might as well check this website https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
This blogpost was inspired back Jack Harries' video on mental health. In the end of his video, he dared other content creators to talk about mental health. I have talked about it. Now it's your turn... :)
The interesting thing is that I never told it to anyone. Not even my parents. I'm afraid that people wouldn't take me seriously. I'm afraid that they'll say I'm just weak or overreacting or whatever. Nobody actually knew I was depressed.
That's just one example. Can you imagine all the people out there having the same or even worse conditions than me and they're afraid to share it to anyone whatsoever because they're scared that they'll be stigmatized and then society would pull away from them? I mean, they're lucky if in the end they could resolve it on their own like me. What if they can't? What if they're so depressed and lonely that they feel the only answer is suicide? That's not a happy ending at all.
We need to open our eyes on this matter and if we have already then we need to open it wider. We need to reach out to these people and tell them that they're not alone. We need to obliterate the stigma about mental illness and the fear of it from people's minds. That way, we can truly show our care and in the end, maybe, just maybe, we might be able to save a life or two. If you want to find out more about mental health then you might as well check this website https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
This blogpost was inspired back Jack Harries' video on mental health. In the end of his video, he dared other content creators to talk about mental health. I have talked about it. Now it's your turn... :)
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