Doors close and people walk out of your life. Sometimes for the better. So new beginnings can happen. I believe in fate and meeting people for a reason. They might have something to teach you or you might teach them something. Wether it’s for a couple months, years or forever. New people will always come in to your life. As a blessing or a lesson and that’s for you to find out. But welcome them don’t push them away. They could be your greatest adventure yet.
Don’t let anyone talk to you like shit. If you’re not happy with the way someone is talking or treating you, you don’t have to tolerate it. Cut them out. It’s not worth it. Love yourself enough to know when to walk away. You don’t need that sort of negativity.
I think it’s good that there is more awareness for mental health but I feel it’s just for show, certainty some of it. People and companies are still scared of it. I was told I couldn’t say I had depression or mention mental health to my work as I might get fired and they wouldn’t understand. It made me so angry and really sad. I felt I wasn’t being listened to. Also made me very resentful and bitter because every other fucker in my work can go sick because of a cold but because you couldn’t see my illness it wasn’t valid. People hear the words mental health and run a mile. There is still a barrier.
Mental health is no different to an illness you can see. You still deserve a day off and shouldn’t be made to feel guilty about it. Your brain needs to heal just like if you had a sore throat. If you feel you need a day off because your mental health is getting really bad then please don’t be made to feel guilty. Your feelings are valid! Your voice will be heard. All these people going off sick for a couple of days due to bad colds, you have no idea what some people have to live with day to day. Plastering smiles on their faces and getting on with it. They are the strong people. The people you wouldn’t think anything was wrong with because they don’t want to cause an issue. They are ashamed of their illness and whys that because you can’t say anything about it without being judged or people thinking you are fine because they can’t see it. A smile hides a lot and it doesn’t always mean someone is happy. So be careful what you say.
There are good days and bad days and sometimes the bad days feel like they aren’t ending. It’s times like these you need to look after yourself a little more and hang around with people who actually care and support you.
Lots of love and happiness
Alice xo
Alice Woodward 