“I believe it’s time to stop pushing through the pain and start treating mental health like we would a torn hamstring.”Tagged: Mental Health, Pain, physical pain, mental pain
“We’re taught to push through everything. We’re taught that in the ‘real world’ at a job it wouldn’t fly, you’d still have to get up and go to work, even if you were upset, and that we’re just being prepared for the ‘real world.’ But in the ‘real world’ you get sick days. You get time off when you’re…”Tagged: Mental Health, real world, Emotional, Illness
“I’ll never judge you for crying in front of me or anyone else. I know you can’t help it, I know there are certain triggers that just break you down into pieces and it’s okay.”Tagged: Mental Health, Crying, Triggers
“I want you to know it’s okay to be vulnerable. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for being who you are. Some people will never understand depression; they will never understand how you can go from being completely fine to feeling so empty. They will tell you to ‘cheer up’ and to ‘get over it,’ but…”Tagged: Mental Health, Depression, Complicated, explanations