Originally Posted by
asdf72 
Hi all, big thanks to everyone here. This is my 4th day posting and the benefits and support have been amazing.
Humans are not supposed to feel happy all the time, we will sometimes feel sad or overwhelmed and learning how to process these feelings without numbing them, which essentially just hides them until they become a huger problem, is essential. I wish there wasn't such a stigma behind the words "mental health". It makes people immediately defensive because they don't want to be labelled as mentally ill. But our mental health is just as much of a balancing act as our physical health and should be thought of in the same way. We have to nurture and protect it.
Congratulations on your 4th day.
I agree with you about the importance of mental health. Society needs to recognize it as an illness and not stigmatize it. As you said, people would seek help sooner if this were the case.