So I thought I'd start a new blog to store away all my really random rambles. To start this blog off I thought I'd choose a topic which is particularly close to my heart right now - Mental Health.
I want to write an honest account but it is worth noting that I am simply writing from my own thoughts and views and whatever I say on this blog should not be taken as fact and I urge anyone who would like to learn more about mental health from a medical viewpoint to consider researching this online via the website: https://www.mind.org.uk/ or http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/mentalhealth/Pages/Mentalhealthhome.aspx both of which have been really useful to me when I was desperately searching for answers.
Top 5 things I'd like people to know about
Mental Health:
1. Everyone experiences it differently.
Sure you may know a friend or neighbour who has suffered with a mental health condition but just because Sue who lives at number 8, or Paul your childhood friend suffered with Anxiety or Depression does not mean the way they experienced it is the way that all people experience it.
2. Mental Health should be talked about and treated in the same way as physical health - STOP the stigma!
Believe it or not, it may be 2017 but the way we handle Mental Health is still shocking! Now of course things have improved as people are becoming more aware of it. But that's it. People are aware it exists but NOT how to deal with it or talk to people about it. For instance, you wouldn't tell someone with Diabetes "Do you really need to be taking that medication?" or someone whose leg is in a cast "are you sure it's broken? Have you tried to just get on with it and not use those crutches?" etc.
