Facing your own personal battles

This is something that I have struggled with all of my life. I have battled anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember and what set it off was that little pest known as bullying and I mean full on, getting picked on, singled out, being called every single name you can think of.

That was my life and to a small degree it still is but it is nowhere near as heavy as it used to be due to the fact that alot of the people that were doing that to me have been cut out of my life. These are people who live in a bubble that makes them the centre of attention and everybody else comes off second best.

Having to battle depression and anxiety as a teenager and into my twenties was not fun in any way, size, shape or form. It was and to some degree still is. This is a daily battle inside your own head fighting off negative thoughts on a constant basis. I also battle asthma and epilepsy.

The thing about my battles that I face is that I am unable to take any of the medication that would generally be prescribed and so I have to do things the natural and holistic way with exercise and eating right. I also need to make sure that I surround myself with the right types of people because without the correct support system it is a battle that you will struggle with if you have to do it on your own. I'm very lucky that I do have the right people around me because thanks to them I am living a much better quality of life than what I had before.

There is still such a stigma surrounding mental health and our health and well-being in general and we really need to end that stigma and stop holding things against people. The say that if you can be anything in this world, be kind. That kindness and literally turn the tide for anybody going through any situation, doesn't necessarily have to be a mental health issue, kindness goes a long way and can really make someone feel 100 times better than they did right before you showed them that kindness. You never really know what someone is going through in life so don't be nasty in any way because you will aggravate things.

It has taken me a really long time to open up about this especially with my own battles. This is one of the first times in recent years that I have said this much about it because I struggled to find my own voice and to make my own situation known. It is not something that is easy to talk about because when you start to talk about it then people start generalising and telling you to get over it, that it can't be that bad.

I have one message for those people. Shut your damn mouth and let a person tell you how they are feeling and listen without interruption, the fact that they are telling you how they feel means they trust you enough to make it known, they cannot just talk to anybody. It is a daily struggle so learn to understand that before you start getting all judgemental. It doesn't help anyone.

People that behave like that have their own problems and are running from them, the problem is not with you, it is them. They are the ones that need to face reality in their lives and cannot get to their own issues.

If you woke up this morning and managed to face a new day then good on you. You are one of the stronger ones and you are an inspiration to those that are trying as hard as you if not harder. Keep going, you can do this, you have a purpose and you will get better as each day passes.

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