It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. I invite all my Facebook friends to afford the same compassion you do for physical difficulties to mental health difficulties.
Cancer, for example, affects 1 in 5…mental health 1 in 4 and that’s just the cases we know about. It is more prevalent in society than cancer and yet society condemns, judges and stigmatises people with poor mental health. It is not chosen, you cannot snap out of it, it is genetic in some diagnoses, it is a chemical imbalance in others.
If one of your friends or family struggle with their mental health, the best thing you can do is reach out to them. There may be nothing you can do but tell them you’re there for them. Tell them that despite any label they have, they are still the person you loved before you found out they were mentally unwell.
Educate yourself and make a difference to the millions who are isolated, bullied and judged on something that is not their fault and that they can’t help.
The Warrior Within 