Our mental health is an important part of our well-being that is often overlooked. Just as often, it is hidden and avoided. We don't want people to think we are "crazy" because our family counts on us, our employer will fire us, we won't be taken seriously, we have a reputation to uphold, and because "we are fine."
When our mental health is imbalanced, it is us who don't have the will or energy to go to work and perform and we end up losing our job. It is us who avoid others because we have lost our interest in everything that was previously filling us with pride and joy. It is us who have feelings of shame and guilt, thoughts and beliefs that are not a part of who we truly are. It is us who do not take our mental health seriously and end up hiding how we feel from everyone else. It is us who suffer, often all alone, not letting anyone know how much we hurt.