10/10/2021
It’s World Mental Health Day! 🌎
Growing up, the stigma around mental health was not as addressed as it is today.
Growing up, I heard:
❌You don’t talk about mental health. You did talk about how you are REALLY doing.
❌Only “crazy” people go to therapy.
❌If something is wrong, just pray about it.
❌If you suffer from a mental illness don’t tell your job, to keep your job.
❌Struggle in silence. Needing help makes you weak.
❌You only seek therapeutic support if things get really really bad.
Now, I am elated to be alive during a time that the stigma is being challenged. 🙏🏾
Though this change will continue to take time, I’ve never see so many people openly speak about their anxieties, depression, relationship struggles, traumas, triggers, and overall mental well-being.
We are creating a new norm. We are literally breaking the cycle. 🙌🏾