Mental Health Awareness Month

If you’re depressed, try smiling more.

What do you have to be anxious about?

Just eat more.

You don’t need meds; meds are only for people who are weak.

How many people have heard comments such as these at one point or another? People may say these things with good intentions, but in reality, they are harmful messages that prevent people from getting the help they need and deserve. Society tells us that therapy is for the weak or the crazy, but the reality is, the people who seek help are the bravest. The truth is that everyone can benefit from therapy; I mean who doesn’t want an hour each week to focus solely on themselves? That’s why a lot of therapists have their own therapist - because we know how beneficial that hour can be! 

Just like physical illnesses, no one chooses to have a mental illness. OCD is not a choice. Eating disorders are not a choice. PTSD is not a choice. The same goes for anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and every other mental health struggle. Most of these conditions develop from a mix of environmental and biological factors and are never a choice or the sufferer’s fault.  

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so this month we encourage you to take some time to focus on your mental health. Maybe that means taking time each day to practice mindfulness, or maybe it means making an appointment with a professional. Hopefully, one day taking care of your mental health will be viewed through the same lens as going to the dentist or doctor for a check-up, but until then, let’s keep talking about it to raise awareness and erase the stigma. 

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