Properly, I’m again! It’s been a number of months, however I’m excited to be writing right here once more. I’ve taken breaks from time to time within the seven years since I began this weblog; they’re usually sudden and unscheduled, and I attempt to really feel issues out for one of the best time to return. On this case, I knew that I’d have to take just a few months off from writing. On the similar time, I anticipated to be getting again to it once more in 2024, however that turned out to not be the case. And I’m studying that not solely is that okay, nevertheless it’s to be anticipated if I need to proceed this mission for so long as I’m able to achieve this.
Once I began My Mind’s Not Damaged, I wished to doc my journey dwelling with anxiousness and melancholy. I used to be getting higher at managing my signs, however there was nonetheless lots I didn’t perceive. I didn’t perceive the variety of ways in which anxiousness and melancholy impacted me. I didn’t perceive simply how huge the stigma surrounding psychological well being was – a stigma I’ve realized lots about over time. And I didn’t have any thought of the journey that writing would take me on.
One of many essential causes that I take breaks from writing is that I imagine I don’t have a lot to say in the mean time. As time passes, I really feel much more strongly that that is the case. This time, although, was a bit bit totally different. My life has been very busy since August, and I’ve had issue arising with concepts and subjects that I believed had been price sharing. Whereas issues have settled since then, I used to be nonetheless struggling to provide you with put up concepts. However the different day I remembered one thing that, repeatedly, has empowered me each within the psychological well being house, and as a human being.
Developing with concepts for the weblog hasn’t at all times been simple. Oftentimes, I really feel like I’m making issues up as I’m going alongside. However there have additionally been occasions the place I’ve been in a position to write a number of posts at a time; there have been occasions the place the phrases pour out of me, the place I’m more than pleased to share my perspective with whomever occurs to go to this tiny nook of the Web. And whereas I would like the latter to the previous, each of these items are a part of my expertise as a author, a psychological well being advocate, and an individual.
So, like I’ve been doing for the previous seven years, I’m going to write down what I do know. I’m going to write down to my expertise, and I’m going to write down from my very own distinctive perspective. All of us have our personal tales to inform; over time, these tales could shift and alter, however they’re nonetheless ours. I’ve realized lots about myself, and my psychological wholesome, in penning this weblog. However as I’ve written time and time once more, this can be a lifelong journey – one I’m proud to participate in.
However it’s not simply my journey that I write about. In keeping with the World Well being Group, one in eight individuals worldwide lives with a psychological well being dysfunction, a quantity that rises by thousands and thousands yearly. Regardless of all the attention that’s been raised, all of the progress we’ve seen, psychological well being continues to be a major subject for everybody. We’re all impacted by psychological well being challenges ultimately and extra we ignore it, the more severe issues will get.
So now, I’m not simply writing for myself. I’m writing to lift consciousness; I’m writing to deliver hope and pleasure to individuals who would possibly really feel misplaced and alone. I’m writing as a result of psychological well being impacts everybody, and has the facility to influence each facet of our lives. The higher we perceive it, the higher we perceive ourselves and one another. We’re stronger collectively, we’re higher collectively, and we’re on this journey collectively. I’m glad to be again, and I hope you possibly can be a part of me for the experience.
