We All Have Battles to Fight
Hi Everyone!
Today's post will be quite a personal one and I am sure many of you will be able to relate. On October 10th we celebrated World Mental Health day. For decades mental health was a taboo and people suffered in silence.
It is very hard to carry a burden of not being OK. It's also quite hard to explain it to someone who has not been through it themselves.
The easiest "explanation" is: When you are surrounded by crowds and yet you feel all alone. More often than not, you feel in so much pain and so lonely that you don't even feel like talking to anyone because you think they will not understand what you're going through. What's even worse is when you don't have anyone to talk to or even yet when you do have someone to talk to and they don't act on it.
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I strongly believe I have been going through this anxiety since the beginning of planning my wedding. To be completely honest, any bride to be that tells me that planning their wedding has been the most magical and happiest time of their life I think must be lying. And if it's true, I am truly jealous.
So far for me, it has not been joyous, magical or even remotely enjoyable. Well, maybe picking out my dress was fun. When you're doing it all alone things can get on top of you quite easily and I am ready to give up.
I have never experienced this feeling before, and perhaps knowing my dad is not here to walk me down the isle is adding to this agony.
Anyway, I know we are all fighting our own battles on daily basis. I just wanted to share my thoughts and let you all know you are not alone. What I found most effective is talking to a stranger that will simply listen and perhaps have some valuable insight without judgement.
If anyone would like to talk, feel free to give me a shout, because if "we are all alone, we are all in this together".
As Always,
Lots of Love