Get Loud

Tomorrow is the beginning of mental health awareness week. This year I have joined a blog challenge. #blog4mh on twitter to see the posts.

One of the themes I have heard is get loud. So what does this mean to me? Talk about your experience. Don't hide. Don't be afraid. Stigma only has to affect us if we let it. If someone can't handle the truth then they are not worth the effort. All these things seem easy when I am at home writing a post.

How will they be tomorrow when I go to work? How will they be when I go to a knitting group later in the week? How will they be when I have another appointment with a new doctor, one whom I haven't been able to figure out just yet?

These situations are where the rubber hits the road. Places where I have an opportunity to spread awareness or fear. Places where I can use my experience for good, or I can hide.

And so with this blog I am going to try to be brave one more time this week than I might otherwise. I am going to talk about mental health awareness week. I am going to see if I can do one small thing differently than I have before. I encourage you to do the same.


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