Mental Health Awareness Month – Mindful of Christ Ministries

Mental health awareness month is as it states, to help share awareness of mental health issues. 

Let’s have a look at the biggest issues that exist around Mental Health today.

1/ Stigma, is one of the biggest reasons why people don’t share or talk to others when experiencing mental health issues of any sort, but particularly depression. looking back, when I went through it myself, I didn’t tell anyone for months, I feel sorry for my family and friends as I only answered the phone when I wanted, avoided socialising when I could and didn’t go to church for ages either! I became a bit of a hermit! But eventually I realised that I needed help. I knew I had to reach out to those who cared, but, at the time, I was worried about how they would react and what they would think of me. Then on a particularly dark day, I felt I had no choice, I reached out to a few friends, I came to admit I needed them and couldn’t do this alone. It was hard to describe how I was feeling, as I wasn’t even sure myself, but I got there in the end, and it was a relief. I felt vulnerable and weak, but they didn’t, they weren’t upset, they didn’t disapprove, nor were they ashamed of me. They hugged me and told me they were there for me.

So I just wanted to say, please reach out. You are not alone; people do understand. You might even be surprised!