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Let’s Talk About ‘Not Being Okay’
How living in The States during the Covid-19 global crisis has impacted my mental health and wellbeing.
I am Not Okay
I have started, erased, and restarted this article multiple times, debating with myself on how open, raw, and vulnerable I’m comfortable being. I’ve made the (nervous) decision to be completely honest and real.
That being said; I am not OK. I haven’t been OK for awhile now. I have felt and witnessed my mental health diminish over the past few months.
A part of why it is so difficult for me to write about this openly is because I try to spread love, light, and positivity; and this, by all accounts, is anything but that.
However, the importance of shining light on mental health awareness, outweighs any self caution I may have of judgement or criticism.
My hope in writing and sharing this article is that it reaches and resonates with someone that needs to hear that they are not alone in these feelings.
My Mental Health Background
I have had anxiety and panic attack disorder diagnoses, with OCD tendencies, from a very young age.
I have been on and off antidepressants for many years.
I have been in…
