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I didn’t know I was losing my mind until I started narrating my life like I was in a sad indie movie.
You ever catch yourself staring at the ceiling like it owes you answers?
Or rehearse what you’d say at your own funeral?
Yeah. Let’s not pretend like that’s normal.
But then, you’d show up to work. You laugh at the memes. You even answer “I’m fine” with a straight face. Meanwhile, you’re holding your sanity together with vibes, your notes app, and that one voice in your head that whispers, “Just hold on one more day.”
Let’s talk about that. And why it matters also.
The Key Takeaway.
Mental health is not self-care Sundays and cute journals. It’s war. It’s messy. And ignoring it is how we lose ourselves while pretending we’re okay.
What is Mental Health?
If your mind isn’t safe, nothing in your life is.
You can be rich, pretty, surrounded by people, and still be two thoughts away from a breakdown. You can laugh on Instagram and cry in the shower, be productive and hollow, have peace and still want to vanish.
Mental health isn’t just a topic. It’s the thing that decides whether you’re functioning or faking it.
We keep dressing it up. But it’s not cute. It’s not clean. It’s not linear. Sometimes it’s ugly. Sloppy. Wild. Exhausting. Quiet.
WHY IT MATTERS MORE THAN EVER.
Look around.
No, really, look. Everyone’s performing.
- Smiling through panic.
- Working through burnout.
- Joking about trauma like it’s a meme trend.
- Posting #selfcare while low-key spiraling.
We’re a whole generation of people trying to look okay while silently going nuts.
READ: Mental Health Hacks That Actually Heal You.
Mental health has become a performance. A branding strategy. “Look at me, I journal. I light candles. I meditate.” But in reality, they haven’t had a real conversation about their pain since… ever.
Mental health is survival.
- Sometimes it looks like crying in your room and showing up anyway.
- Sometimes it’s texting “I can’t do this anymore” at 2 a.m.
- Sometimes it’s doing the bare minimum and that’s the win for the day.
Mental health matters because:
- We are breaking in silence.
- We’re normalizing burnout like it’s a badge of honor.
- People are smiling in pictures and dying in real life.
And what makes it worse is the gaslighting.
- “Be grateful.”
- “Other people have it worse.”
- “Maybe you’re just overthinking.”
Nah. I’m not overthinking. I’m overdrowning.
In emotions I don’t know how to name. In exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. And in thoughts that scare me sometimes.
- Mental illness doesn’t always look like screaming in the streets.
- Sometimes it looks like being “too quiet.” Or “too busy.”
- It’s the friend who’s always helping but never asking for help.
- It’s the girl who jokes about death a little too often.
- It’s the guy who disappears for days, but nobody checks in.
…
- We miss the signs because we’re not trained to see them.
- We think functioning equals healing. But people function in pain all the time. That doesn’t mean they’re okay.
And the pressure is insane.
- Be happy.
- Be productive.
- Be successful.
- Be soft.
- Be strong.
- Be healing but not too broken.
- Be honest but not too messy.
It’s exhausting when you’re expected to bleed quietly and clean up before anyone sees the mess.
- You ever feel guilty for not being okay?
- Like somehow your sadness is a burden?
- Like your anxiety is an inconvenience to other people?
We carry shame like it’s our fault we’re not “fixed” yet.
But healing isn’t a checklist. Sometimes you’re fine for months and then, back in the pit for no damn reason.
And no one tells you how to survive those in-between days.
The “I’m not suicidal, but I’m not excited to be alive either” days.
- The days where getting out of bed feels like lifting cement.
- Where you want to be around people but also disappear.
- Where your brain is so loud, but your mouth says nothing.
We don’t talk about those days. But they’re real.
And if you’ve had them, you’re not broken. You’re not weak.
You’re human. And you’re not alone, even if it feels like you are.
You matter, and your mental health matters too.
