Thread by @AWonderBall

So what shall we post & do on this #WorldMentalHealthDay
One ‘alter’ despairs over the rejection & disappointment we feel when we don’t get engagement in our efforts to generate awareness & improve the base of knowledge with people outside of our own #mentalhealth community.

But then the same alter & ‘I’ have this inner drive and passion to see change and also to support others who aren’t able to speak out. So on one hand we are like why do we bother, what’s the point, nothing changes. People have their own lives, they don’t want to hear heavy stuff

They’d rather spend time watching movies & TV or just getting on with what’s in front of them, their responsibilities and we don’t ‘blame’ them, we understand. But you see we don’t have a choice, like anyone dealing with serious ‘illness’ and/
or dealing with stigma of any kind

When you have responsibilities of any kind, be that to another human being or to yourselves to keep alive, then if you turn your back on that, there’s only one way out.

The other viewpoint ironically also held by the same part who feels ‘what’s the point’ is that we have to make a difference, we have always worked to effect change, it’s just in us. #Focus #Clarity #Direction were the watchwords I loved by when I had a full time job with a team.

The theme of this years #WorldMentalHealthDay is 'Mental health in an unequal world'. Well one thing that will most likely prove to be unequal today is who gets what #shareofvoice.

What will we do? We will most likely ignore, suppress & internalise our frustration and despair because most people just want ‘old me’. We will then use up precious therapy time to process that in a safe space. But we WILL do as we planned and try to promote our webcast on #DID

We will do this because if there is just one trainee or qualified counsellor or therapist, just one person who feels less alone, just one member of society who knows just a bit more, it may be worth it.

What we hope & one empathetic part in particular feels so painfully & with such a huge sense of responsibility, is to have fewer children experiencing trauma or at least to have support. Without that there is a strong chance they will experience serious mental health challenges.

We are what we are, we are many inside one body, we are multiple, we have many (plural) perspectives, identities, genders, ages and so on. We can’t change this and in case any of MeWe are reading this, ‘I’ am grateful for all you have done.

@threadreaderapp Thank you for helping on #WorldMentalHealthDay #unroll