Mental Health Awareness
If we break a leg, our first thought is to get to a hospital to get checked out. This seems like an intuitive thing to do. When we are in the ER, we get our X-ray, get the results, and have a cast put on before going home. But what about mental injuries? Like crippling anxiety, persistent depression, chronic stress, a painful breakup, low self-esteem, or a crushed dream? Oftentimes, these concerns go untreated or worst not talked about at all. We think that we can just get over it or shove the negative things aside. But what if we started to see mental health as an equal counterpart to physical health? What if we treated our mental wounds just like our physical wounds by going to seek professional help in order to heal?
Like no one else in the world knows what we’re going through. However, the fact is that 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental illness each year? The thing is–we’re not alone, and mental illnesses are far more common than we think they are. This is why we need awareness. So we feel free to start talking about our experiences and support one another through the internal battles we all experience.
So we can feel comfortable with seeking out support and saying, hey, I need help. So we can learn about mental disorders and know red flags when they appear. So we know how to achieve mental health and help others to do the same.
