I haven’t been as active on my blog as I would like but I really appreciate you for taking time out of your busy day to take a trip into my wonderland and get lost with me. I wanted this blog post’s subject to be on Mental Health because it is something that has been on my mind heavy lately. We live in a society where we filter our feelings, we smile on camera and post our highlight reel for “likes” and “followers” but how much of it is real. I believe our generation is a the generation who suffers most with mental health, Big Pharma is making a mad profit off of sedating the problem not helping us cope with it. Many people need their medication to get throughout their day whether it be their Adderall (meth), Oxycodone (heroin) , Xanax, Seroquel etc. but what many of these people don’t know is that their Doctor doesn’t want to get to the root of the problem because then he losses his patient aka client/custi. Really ponder this, how is it okay to give something that has the same effects as meth to a 9 year old child with ADHD?!! Doctors are the new drug dealers and Big Pharma the suppliers and it blows my mind how these pills can actually be advertised on TV like they are no big deal however half the commercial itself is listing the side effects. Many people rather not know the truth, they rather not do their own research and do as their Dr. instructed but we must keep in mind those Doctors will get paid regardless. It is very hard to deep with something like depression and keep opening your eye to the sickening truths of the world. But I figured I could either be consumed or empowered by it which is why I began sharing my story with whoever is whiling/ wants to listen. Anxiety is something I have always struggled with since I was 5 years old, depression however is a dark clouded that came into my sky as I transitioned into adulthood. It is very hard growing up in such an advanced era because the pressure is on, many of us take the decision to go to college straight out of High School without us even knowing who we are or what we really want to do we are forced to pick a career so early on into our college years. As time passes and we begin to grow we realize we aren’t who we once were and the idea of who we want to become might change as well. Which is where I feel mental health comes into play… if we don’t have a solid foundation of communication we are already at risk of falling in the dark hole of loneliness. Communication is very important, talking about how we feel instead of bottling up our emotions can make a significant shift in mood. I know I personally like to keep all my worries, fears and stressors to myself because I do not want to bother anyone with my troubles however it feels very good when you open up to a listening and supportive ear. We are all taught to keep our feelings to ourselves and move on, we are told to be grateful because others have it worst however who are we to judge whose battle is harder than others. We should all be aware that we are all on this crazy planet chasing paper to survive we all have our own inner demons which we are at war with daily. It is important to be aware of your emotions instead of masking them. I am no expert when it comes to mental health but I am on the journey to free my mind and put an end to the bully inside of my head. We are what we believe, every cell in our body eavesdrop on your thoughts which manifest into reality. If we live in constant fear and anxiety we will only continue to feed into our anxiety making it stronger and harder to control. Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, Hopelessness is all REAL! Yet everyday we wake up check our phones and see all these fabricated illusions of perfection and we set these standards on ourselves that where made up by a shallow part of our society. We rather escape our reality and pretend to be just like everyone else instead of digging deep. Instead of finding our true selves and getting to the root of the pain the root of the trauma to fix it we simply put on a bandaid on it. We all cope differently some of us drink our feelings, some of us eat our feelings some smoke their feelings away whatever we chose to do to cope is just temporary relief for a wound that needs to be healed. My goal is to find my way and help others by giving them hope and reminding them to stay in touch with what is real and that is REALITY not what is on this screen but what is actually around you for example your family, friends, pets, nature etc. We often forget that life is short and that we all have a purpose we get so sidetracked from finding our purpose we never feel fulfilled. We are told that money and things equal happiness the biggest lie told to man kind. Consumerism in America in my opinion is causing depression rates to rise, we all feel like we are compet
ing with one another, who can post the flashiest things, who has the most likes/views/follows we started comparing our real lives to a LIE. I worry for the youth most of all, the youth is so fragile in such a toxic cold world, breaking the mental health stigma is crucial. I find such relief in writing, my safe haven is my poetry and I get so happy when you guys message me saying I helped you in any way shape or form. If you got to the end of this long post you the realest and I appreciate your soul more than you’ll ever know. Remember to Fight the Stigma. The more we talk the more we feel the faster we heal!Xoxo
-Mj