WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY I’ve always tried to be transparent about my mental health on here. Found it easy to talk about through lockdowns, but recently much harder. It’s something I wanna be more open about too. Since I was 15, I’ve been in & out of mental health facilities, and been in therapy once a week for the last 7 years now. Therapy is seriously life changing, and I can confidently say I wouldn’t be here without it. So much value is put on our physical health, but without your mental - you really can’t function. I recently got diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and have found this really difficult to admit, and to be open and honest about in person and online. To this day and even within the mental health community, it’s one of the most stigmatised disorders around. It’s still something I’m learning a lot about and still struggle with on a daily basis, but luckily there’s a lot more known and support for it now. After years of seeing professionals, I was always diagnosed with depression & anxiety and I knew it wasn’t quite that. Ultimately the only way I found out was a friend confiding in her BPD diagnosis and it was sounding very familiar. I know if I had someone being so open online about this when I was younger, or even BPD being spoken about more on socials, it wouldn’t have taken me as long to find the correct diagnosis & support I needed. Theres a lot of people going thru shit and it can be a really hard world out there. I’m always grateful to all the people around me that continue to support and listen. You slowly realise through life that everyone has something. It’s so important to ask for help when you’re struggling. Listen to each other & create a safe environment to speak. Here’s to all of us talking a little more... talk to your friends, check in with each other, check in with your boys that never cry & don’t ever talk about their mental. A reminder that there’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s a superpower to feel so deeply. Your knowledge is power. Mental health always matters. ❤️ (Lol scared to even post this - this stigma is crazy but I know that’s exactly the reason I need to share it I guess.)