Well, I’m back! Several months have passed, but I am excited to write again here. I have taken breaks from time to time in the seven years since I started this blog; They are often unexpected and not programmed, and I try to feel things during the best time to return. In this case, I knew I would have to take a few months free to write. At the same time, I hoped to do it again in 2024, but that turned out to be the case. And I am learning that not only is it right, but it is to be expected if I want to continue this project while I can do it.
When I started my brain is not broken, I wanted to document my trip living with anxiety and depression. I was improving in the management of my symptoms, but there was still much I did not understand. I did not understand the amount of ways in which anxiety and depression impacted me. I did not understand how vast was the stigma that surrounds mental health: a stigma that I have learned a lot over the years. And I had no idea of the trip that writing would take me.
One of the main reasons why I take breaks from writing is that I think I don’t have much to say at this time. As time passes, I feel even more firmly than this is the case. This time, however, it was a bit different. My life has been very busy since August, and I have had difficulty devising ideas and topics that I thought it was worth sharing. While things have been established since then, I was still struggling to find postal ideas. But the other day I remembered something that, again and again, has empowered me both in the mental health space and a human being.
You can think of ideas for the blog has not always been easy. Often, I feel that I am inventing things as I advance. But there have also been times when I have been able to write several publications at the same time; There have been times when the words come out, in which I am more than happy to share my perspective with whom to visit this little internet corner. And although I would prefer the latter to the first, both are part of my experience as a writer, defender of mental health and a person.
So, as I have been doing during the last seven years, I will write what I know. I’m going to write to my experience, and I’m going to write from my own unique perspective. We all have our own stories to tell; Over time, those stories can change and change, but they are still ours. I have learned a lot about me and in my mental health, when writing this blog. But as I have written again and again, this is a life trip, one in which I am proud to participate.
But it’s not just my trip I write. According to the World Health Organization, One in eight people around the world lives with a mental health disorder.A number that increases by millions every year. Despite all the consciousness that has been raised, all the progress we have seen, mental health remains an important problem for everyone. We are all affected by mental health challenges in some way and we ignore it, the worst things will be.
So now, I’m not just writing for me. I am writing to raise awareness; I am writing to bring hope and joy to people who could feel lost and alone. I am writing because mental health affects everyone and has the power to impact every aspect of our lives. The better we understand it, the better we understand ourselves and others. We are stronger together, we are better together and we are on this trip together. I’m glad to be back, and I hope you can join me for the trip.
