Yes to everything!!!!
Phew, I wasn’t sure if it would make sense.
this! You made absolutely perfect sense. This is what I want to say to people every day who throw “mental health” and “bullying” around recklessly.
I’m glad it made sense, whilst pottering in my greenhouse I thought a little more about what I am trying to say, everyone has mental health in the same way that everyone has health.
But comparing my health issues; a bunion with my mates sprayed ankle or my brothers broken leg or my friends incurable motor neurone disease wouldn’t happen. They are all very different and have different impacts on life, they mean different adaptions in life.
However it feels like we aren’t there yet with mental health, it is one term that is used to collate every issue that people might have and in all the discussion I do feel there is a lack of discussion about the range of human emotions that are totally acceptable and normal.
I worry we are bringing up a generation to believe if they aren’t happy all the time then there is something wrong with them. Then that unhappiness can be cured...if they just buy this dress, vitamin tablet, lamp, skinny tea, Hoover, new sofa, trendy print, cleaning spray, etc etc etc
There is more money to be made in making people feel that sadness isn’t normal so buy something to get a dopamine hit rather than actually you are just having a crappy day and maybe a walk and some fruit will help.
Again am not at all undermining real mental health issues but they need professional help not just a chat on a DM and a suggested swipe up, but again the lack of differentiation means I am sure that there are people with real issues who aren’t getting the support they genuinely need.
If someone was complaining of a sore foot people generally have enough knowledge to suggest getting to A&E V putting an ice pack on it but I don’t think that’s the case with mental health...especially in FODs little story tonight.
*longer than I thought the post would be but I really think the discussion around this is bigger than media/influencers are having and maybe if someone is reading here they might go deeper into this issue...looking at you Grazia! (Edited...I wrote Gra-zia not trashy sites but it translates it?)