“you will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head. be kind to yourself”
Happy Friday! This has been a devastating week. With the deaths of two of the most innovative, creative people, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, it’s time we really open up the platform about mental illness. We need this conversation to make it comfortable for those struggling to reach out to someone. There is nothing wrong with suffering from depression, anxiety, eating disorders and you are definitely not alone. With the deaths of both Kate and Anthony, it shows that you never know what is happening behind closed doors. You don’t know who is struggling behind a smile. Mental health happens to everyone with various religions, race, gender, success, and in different magnitudes. You don’t have to be contemplating suicide to be considered depressed or not being able to open up to someone. Depression is feeling empty inside, alone, a dark voice. Even if you are just feeling down, talk to someone. It’s time we start opening up, lending a hand, making this conversation comfortable. We get everything else checked why not get our minds check out. We are a culture obsessed with eating healthy, working out, “self care”, but we are missing the major component in health and that is taking care of our minds. Stop trying to make everyone else happy before yourself. A teacher once told me “you have to be selfish in order to be selfless”. You have to take care of yourself first. There is nothing wrong or weak about seeing a therapist, talking to a counselor, confiding in a friend or loved one, seeking help in anyway. You are not alone.
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