Helena Howard Instagram – This month is the month dedicated to mental health awareness, yes? However, why? Why is it that there needs to be a month that dictates that now mental health is suddenly important? Just like holidays. Is it just another marketing scheme? Just another way to “raise awareness” to something we all inherently know about but don’t take enough time out of our lives to talk about or check in with or put in a little extra energy? Or do we just not care? Do we not care about the things that don’t revolve around the center of our universes so, it does not exist? I’m just trying to understand it. Is it that we live in a world where all that matters is being narcissistic? And vain and self-obsessed that we can’t comprehend that each year there are more and more humans who need help? We are told ‘if you need help ask for it’ but, when you do people shame you. No one is there to help you so what do you do, but feel like you can’t ask for help. Feel like you’re not doing enough? What is enough(In a world where everyone is in competition with each other)? How about, learning to love yourself and then learning to love others?
Every day we should check in with ourselves and see how we are feeling. Not just 1 month out of the 12 in a year. How do you wish to live your life? Ruled by what you see on social media? By a medical diagnosis? By labels slapped on you by different people that may have stuck with you all throughout your life? We are the captains of our own lives-we steer the ship and decide the path we lead. The choice is ultimately ours.
Until then, nothing will change.
*important to note: I am speaking about the world/society at large and no specific group or person-thank you* | Posted on 24/May/2023 01:52:27
