Time to Talk Day
Today is Time to Talk Day. I've written and deleted this post so many times over the past month. There are things I want to say, and things I'm not ready to. So today I'm just going to talk about the need to talk. When you suffer with any kind of mental health problem, one side effect can be that you become secretive. When my anxiety first began, I was embarrassed and didn't know what was going on. Once it had been diagnosed, I remained embarrassed and confused. Nobody had explained to me how I would feel day to day. That some days are bad, and some days are brilliant. That sometimes you can cry for hours because you just need to get out that frustration that's an invasive ball of emotion in your stomach. That sometimes you'll feel nauseous for days on end, and nothing will shake it. That logic doesn't come into it and your thoughts are in a constant battle. That talking helps. Sometimes, I want to be quiet and alone. But sometimes,...