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Don\u2019t you know this too? \u2013 Someone greets you with a \u201cHey, how are you?\u201d, and your response is all too automatic: \u201cGood, how are you?\u201d.
Let\u2019s be honest, no one feels good all the time. But in everyday life there is often no room for long conversations about negative feelings and personal problems. Plus, we may fear to be misunderstood if we did share what\u2019s on our mind \u2013 what feels real and inescapable to one person might seem weak or lazy to others. In truth, many of us are afraid to show that we are vulnerable; that we are going through a difficult phase or are mentally ill \u2013 even in front of people who are close to us and whom we trust.
And why? Because, for many of us, it is still a taboo topic to talk about mental health and mental illness.
This is very unfortunate, seeing that we all have a mental life; we all have problems we struggle with and most of us probably know someone who is dealing with some sort of mental health issue. This also means that we can all help \u2013 whether we are directly affected or not \u2013 to make space for this topic in our everyday life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t