Fwd: Three Words Everyone with Mental Illness Should Learn

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From: MentalHealth.gov <donotreply@subscriptions.hhs.gov>
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:47 AM
Subject: Three Words Everyone with Mental Illness Should Learn
To: iammejtm@gmail.com

Three Words Everyone with Mental Illness Should Learn By: Jessica Gimeno, Mental Health Advocate "I need help."  Those are three of the hardest words to say. Learning how to say them and being brave enough to seek help are necessary for surviving mental illness and life itself. In our insta-everything culture, it's getting harder to have authentic conversations.  Cries for help that are better said over the phone are now reduced to posts on Facebook and Twitter that get overlooked in peoples' newsfeeds.  And conversations that are better had in person are now sent via text messages.  There are even apps that exist to help you break up on your smartphone!  Calling a friend and saying, "I'm depressed.  Can you come over?" means being vulnerable.  What if your friend laughs, dismisses you, or calls you weak? I might not be alive today if I didn't accept that I need help and push past ignorance, rejection, and cultural barriers.  Read full blog post>>   Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact HHS    This email was sent to iammejtm@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services · 200 Independence Avenue SW · Washington DC 20201 · 1-877-696-6775

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Jeremy Tobias Matthews