May 10
It’s OK not to be OK
Hello World! I used to write long time ago, while I was back in school, but years passed by, and life took me in another direction. I contemplated for some time now to start again and here I come with my first article here.
My first writing piece will be about my struggles with mental health, and my journey to healing. I am sure this topic is not new, and that it is highly discussed, but I want to add my experience, and maybe a new look over it. I am not a licensed therapist, therefore I will give my own view of the situation, of MY situation, and my experiences.
In my country, going to therapy is still not a normalized. Sadly, many of us do not work out our issues, this is still seen as “you are crazy if you go to therapy” and by writing I hope I will help other people seek the help they need.
First of all, I am going to therapy and I have not been diagnosed with any disorder in special; excepting the “usual” anxiety and post pandemic stress. But I do have issues. I do have previous traumas, and unsolved problems. I do have mental struggles and crippling anxiety attacks. It took a while for me to admit that I have flaws and issues. And another while to understand that all of us do. We are a whole planet of hurt, troubled and broken people trying on there own or with help to overcome day by day struggles. And THAT is the normality. In my opinion that is also the beauty of it all: we are not only diverse in sex, gender, race, and culture, we are also diverse in trauma and mental struggles.
I really think we should normalize that, and also normalize being kind to each other; considering that we all face issues and struggles.
Let us normalize Not being OK!
Hello, Ana here! I am a Romanian writer in my mid-thirties.
I write on Medium about mental health, wellness, society, and womanhood. If you like what I am writing you can buy me a Ko-fi .
I hope you’ve enjoyed this article and taken something with you!
