Mental Health Awareness

As most of you know by now… I am a very strong supporter of Mental Health… Over the years I have helped people, some of them may even be reading this, get through some of the hardest times of their life. That could be anything from a Mentally hard time, to emotionally, to Physically… It is different for everyone… But no one has ever really heard my story… and I really think that it is about time for it to be told…

2017 was probably the lowest of lows for me. I was at the bottom of the bottom, and what was upsetting, is that no one even knew it. The picture to the right is from a time when I was at the bottom, but no one even knew… I would go to work every single day, with a smile on my face, and make sure everyone around me was doing okay. But no one ever asked about me, or how I was doing. In 2018 I started to try and find new ways for me to put the negative thoughts that would race through my head away. I would throw events for work and do my best to bring life to the party, be the most energetic person that would then bring out the best in people. Every single weekend something was going on, if it wasn't for one job, it was for the other and I would be there to do my best for everyone to have fun.

We had Glow Parties, Karaoke Nights, Game Nights, BBQs, and even a Second Chance Prom. I would go to each and every one of them with a smile on my face, when inside I was pleading for help, but this was just the start, these didn't give me the "spark" that I felt I needed. So I decided to start doing more high-adrenaline activities. The year before I went Skydiving and I thought it was fun, so I started doing it again. I was jumping out

and decided to try scuba diving. What felt like every weekend I was either jumping out of a plane or diving underwater. All things to help counteract the need to push those negative thoughts out of my head.

2018 was a big building year for me, after speaking to two different counselors because at the time I had a plan, and acted on one of them, I decided that it was time for me to try and straighten my life back out. It was time for me to grow back to loving myself and those who were surrounding me. If you want to grow back into the person you were before you must learn to accept yourself and know that pleasing yourself and being happy with your decisions is the first step to success.

Now I am not going to say that there aren't days when I am struggling, but when those days come I lean on those who are there for me during those hard times. Know that if you are ever in need, I am always open to talk if needed. I am just a message away, you can always click the "Contact Me" at the top, and we can set up a time to talk! Remember that YOU ARE IMPORTANT AND YOU MATTER, and there isn't a person in the world that should be telling you different.