Mental Health

Mental health is something that we all experience whether we observe it or not. It can affect some in more ways than it does others. World Mental Health Day is observed October 10th each year with the objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and rallying efforts in support of mental health. World Mental Health Day (October 10th) provides an avenue for individuals to talk about their work with mental health issues and for those to share their experiences and what needs to be recognized and acted upon in today's world.

My anxiety caused me to overthink everything I did each day. I would get nauseous when I had to do something or go somewhere. I would have never thought that that day would have affected me for as long as it did. The team of us who were on the medical staff met with a counselor the following day. I wasn’t about it and didn’t think I needed to, but after I felt a lot better and realized you shouldn't deny help. Ever since then I have worked on self talk techniques that have improved my quality of life in more ways than one! I also knew I wasn’t alone and would talk to the others who were alongside me that day. Having others to lean on and talk to who were experiencing the same thing I was helped greatly. Having family and friends to lean on is one aspect of life that you should not take for granted. That day made me appreciate my friends and family that much more.

Now enough about me, here are some ways that you can improve your mental health everyday:

I will leave you with this quote that I saw on the lululemon Twitter feed on Mental Health Day: “Strength isn’t only found in muscles or on mountaintops, sometimes it's in the moments we put one foot in front of the other”