The mental health of the world right now is not good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been a year of the pandemic turning our lives upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stresses on us all are great and it is taking its toll on us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am hearing people talk about their mental health. Probably more so this past year than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My bigger concern are those who are talking about their mental health and dismissing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOthers have it worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know I should do something but I don\u2019t have the time right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then there are those who cannot afford it. They lost their insurance due to COVID along with their job and they are scrapping pennies together just to get by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mental health must be as important as physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One\u2019s mental state effects one\u2019s physical state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People think of them as separate, but they are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am an advocate for mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have dealt with mental health issues that have taken their toll on me physically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know how hard it can be to ask for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know how one tells oneself, \u201cI can\u2019t be depressed because I was happy the other day for a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I am just stressed about (fill in the blank) so once that is gone, I\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stress is very bad for the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is also the stigma about mental illness in various groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are seen as weak or crazy if you seek help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These communities are suspicious of the whole mental health system for various reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have tried to commit suicide and got help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been severely depressed to the point of non-functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am currently on medication to help relieve the anxiety and depression I was feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually I hope to get off these drugs and feel even.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But today is not that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I need the help to be able to do what I need to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no stigma in this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please if you are feeling sad all the time or show the signs of depression, get help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are phone lines you can call to talk to someone totally anonymously about how you are feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t procrastinate on this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sooner you get help, the sooner you will feel normal again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am grateful for things that help my mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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