Mental Health
This is the last post in this series and it's an important one. Mental health has an extremely huge stigma for those suffering from a mental illness. With everything that's been going on the news, it should be addressed even more like with funding for more programs like the Mental Health Association being placed into communities and programs like Depaul should be available in more states with greater resources for being to able to identify symptoms sooner and resources for those individuals to make an improvement in their mental state and make progress to being productive and positive members of society.
I strongly believe with the right treatment living with a mental illness can be manageable and it's usually people with mental illnesses who are more likely to be victims of all sorts of abuse. With that said I believe for someone like me who does have a mental illness the first step is to accept help. There is such a huge stigma with mental illness that it made me want to deny that something was wrong for so long I buried it deep down and tried to hide that something was off until triggers occurred that made it impossible to hide anymore which forced my illness to come out from the closet and into the open and it was not pretty just ask many of my family members who were there to witness it. It's during this time that you realize people's true intentions. You find out quickly who truly has your back or who is thrilled to take your lowest time as an opportunity to stab you in the back. It's a tough time but what got me through it was my faith in God with Him, we are truly never alone. This is an important step because with this you're able to build the foundation for the right support system and with this system will be the building blocks you need to start over again but this time you have the right tools to get your life back on track. There are no official cures for mental illnesses but there is this thing where people are able to learn how to manage their symptoms and it's hard work and oh, boy is it hard work. However, you need to be willing to do this because it's an essential tool to be able to get on with your life and live a relatively normal life and one of the most important things to do is to take care of yourself by making time for yourself to destress whether that's watching a tv show, listening to music, or hanging out with friends. Try new hobbies because it's those hobbies that will help distract from your symptoms and make you do something productive for the day and make you feel like you accomplished something even if it's so small it's still something and that's making good progress. Don't let whatever illness you have to run your life. Take control of it look those demons your battling in the eye and fight back for control of your life.
That's how I view it in my head you're at war with yourself and only a part of you can fight back and not let yourself become an example of who not to become but who inspires others that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it's possible to reach.
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