So as I was scrolling down my Facebook feed I find yet another post about mental illness that touches my heart just as much. Shared from me to you❤
Ew, the way some of y’all view mental health is very very sad. ZERO understanding and ZERO empathy. To think y’all are raising kids in this fucked up world with that type of attitude is real scary. This world is already fucked up and it’s only getting worse. Mental health issues increased SIGNIFICANTLY in our adolescence and young adults in just the last 5 years. From 5.9% to 8.2%. Which doesn’t sound like a lot, but that’s enough people to FILL every Major League Baseball stadium on the east coast, TWICE. That’s 6 stadiums with capacities of 35-50 THOUSAND people EACH.
1 in 5 children ages 13-18 have it will have a serious mental illness. That’s 20% of youth ages 13-18. 13% ages 8-15.
Suicide is the THIRD leading cause of death in youth ages 10-24. 90% of those who committed suicide had an underlying mental illness.
Mental health conditions include but are not limited to depression, anxiety, mood disorder, behavior and conduct disorder, ADHD, etc..
Warning signs are feeling sad or withdrawn, self harm, risky behavior, sudden fear, significant weight loss or gain, mood swings, troubled relationships, drug and alcohol use, changes in sleeping habits, difficultly concentrating, intense worries or fears that interfere with daily activities, etc..
YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO NEED YOU. THEY ARE GOING TO NEED EVERY BIT OF YOU.
No, they are NOT weak or selfish. They are fighting something intangible that they do not understand. Let me say that again, they will be fighting something that they cannot see, that they cannot touch, and that the do not understand.
To call a mental illness “weak” or “selfish” is VERY weak and selfish.
Ew, the way some of y’all view mental health is very very sad. ZERO understanding and ZERO empathy. To think y’all are raising kids in this fucked up world with that type of attitude is real scary. This world is already fucked up and it’s only getting worse. Mental health issues increased SIGNIFICANTLY in our adolescence and young adults in just the last 5 years. From 5.9% to 8.2%. Which doesn’t sound like a lot, but that’s enough people to FILL every Major League Baseball stadium on the east coast, TWICE. That’s 6 stadiums with capacities of 35-50 THOUSAND people EACH.
1 in 5 children ages 13-18 have it will have a serious mental illness. That’s 20% of youth ages 13-18. 13% ages 8-15.
Suicide is the THIRD leading cause of death in youth ages 10-24. 90% of those who committed suicide had an underlying mental illness.
Mental health conditions include but are not limited to depression, anxiety, mood disorder, behavior and conduct disorder, ADHD, etc..
Warning signs are feeling sad or withdrawn, self harm, risky behavior, sudden fear, significant weight loss or gain, mood swings, troubled relationships, drug and alcohol use, changes in sleeping habits, difficultly concentrating, intense worries or fears that interfere with daily activities, etc..
YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO NEED YOU. THEY ARE GOING TO NEED EVERY BIT OF YOU.
No, they are NOT weak or selfish. They are fighting something intangible that they do not understand. Let me say that again, they will be fighting something that they cannot see, that they cannot touch, and that the do not understand.
To call a mental illness “weak” or “selfish” is VERY weak and selfish.