Burst The Silence

I was going about doing my normal reads last night and came across a very interesting campaign called Burst The Silence. It's a campaign done by IMH to raise awareness about mental health in the society and also focuses mainly around the essence of communication. 

This is an increasing concern for many especially in this highly stressed society where the work culture, competitiveness, and the thirst for success triumphs over simplicity and happiness. Coupled with how everything is so digitalised these days, the amount of human interaction has been greatly reduced to sitting behind our computer screens and smartphones (but that's another blog post for another day). 

Due to the technological advances and the desire to achieve growth at all cost, when we meet with setbacks in life, we tend to zone out into our own world, away from the fast paced environment, because that is the only way we know how to cope. We bottle things up as we don't want to exhibit our vulnerable side to friends and family. We find ourselves being alone. 

I think most of us have at least once in our lives, gone through this stage where we just felt helpless and troubled. We think we can overcome all the problems alone and just simply don't or not want to inconvenience our close friends with our problems. If you manage to weather the storm, good for you. If you did not, this is detrimental to self and well-being. 

I have been placed in this situation before, where I'd totally keep to myself and become withdrawn. It wasn't pretty. Talking, is a lost art and many of us these days prefer texting than face to face interactions. Recently I was caught in times where I really didn't feel like talking but did so anyway and I was surprised by how much better I felt every single time. 


Point of matter is, reach out and talk through your problems because it is easier fighting a battle with someone by your side than fighting a war alone. Trust me, you'll feel so much better even though the problem remains unsolved at the end of it all. 

The mind is capable of many things and depression is a real problem. Don't be drawn to desperation. Even if you find that you've exhausted all possible avenues of friends as you keep repeating your story to them, there are always 24-hour helplines out there you could call - CHAT, SOS, ComCare, etc. 

Remember, you are not alone. Never alone. 


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