I spent years living in a dark place with a negative outlook on life; I hated myself, and I did not feel worthy or like I mattered to anyone because of how I was treated by most people. It was as if my eyes were not only open to the bad but also closed to the good.
Yesterday a friend and I went for our weekly walk, and got into the conversation of mental health. It turned to the subject of Millennials and mental health.
Word is spreading through social media that mental health is an important part of overall well-being. Celebrities are openly sharing their struggles. The younger generation is learning about mental illness at an earlier age (thanks to programs like NAMI Ending the Silence). I’m thankful Millennials are helping to break that stigma barrier a little further.
Mental health deserves real conditioning and taking care of, just like the entire body. Some disregard a lot of mental issue to stress and simply choke everything up to the need to relax. The truth is that you need to have more consideration of these issues.
People often judge with their eyes before listening with their ears. When one thinks about the word disability, one usually thinks of a physical, readily-visible handicap. However, with body image and invisible disabilities alike, the way a person feels is anything but transparent.
When you decide to build a startup, you have the opportunity to shape your own destiny, but the startup life is not for everyone. Entrepreneurship is often glorified in the media as a career path that yields fame and riches beyond any other vocation.
The holidays are a difficult time for many of those who struggle with eating disorders. Six of our writers courageously shared their messages to their past selves. Check them out below.
