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It’s Time to Recognize That We Are Not a Burden
People with mental health issues are not a burden on everyone else.
Do you ever feel like you are an inconvenience? Do you feel as if the state of your mental health is an imposition for other people? Does it feel like you are a burden on the people you care most about?
If these statements are familiar to you — I understand. And no — you are not a burden.
Where do I get that from? I’ve been fighting clinical depression for pretty much my whole life. It’s varied over the years — but it’s there. The black dog of depression has taken bites out of me over the years.
My knowledge does not come from any degree, certification, or the like. Just experience. And I have been in therapy, take an antidepressant, and worked both on my own and with professionals to balance my mental health.
Lots of my friends fight the same battles. They, too, suffer from depression, anxiety, and other mental-health ills. Some of them do a great job working on and with this. Others struggle a lot.
Why am I sharing this? Because it’s too important to ignore. Our society disregards both the depth and breadth of mental health matters and how they impact us. This is why we come to feel like we’re a burden.
