Mental Health Awareness.

          This is a made-up story to try and help students and trained  Mental health workers understand Mental health. Maybe try to add more the story and think about how you 

Not everyone can read each other’s mind. 

Those of us who face Mental health problems will agree we think too much or not at all.

Sure, I am not alone but I ask myself a lot of questions where you may think I ask others instead of me but the complete opposite. 

The answers may vary or not at all.

Am I doing, saying something wrong?

Is there something I should be doing or saying?

What do people think of me?

What do I think of myself?

Am I hated more than I am liked or the other way around?

What would the reaction be if I said what I am thinking? 

Who can I talk to? 

John said he’s been bullied by Jack. Jack tells John he’s dead if he doesn’t bring his computer to school. John worries in case he really is dead. John said the teachers told him they would tell his parents, but John doesn’t know if they have or not. John’s parents have no awareness of the situation John said he finds when he talks to them. 

Joh said he gives up on his life, it seems no one is understanding him. He tells himself not to talk rubbish, it is probably a fear of what people will say to him. He said who can talk to about this?

What is up with you/ me? 

Life is great in other ways.

Why am I feeling this way?

The only trauma I’m facing is getting bullied but that is bad enough if I open up, people may think I’m ungrateful in life. 

I can’t forever fight this feeling.

I must do something, I am not sure what, but others may think I am crazy or mad. 

This can’t go on forever. I need to make good choices.

I cannot focus because of my Depression; I just need to give myself time.

Once I feel myself again, I need to ask myself what I’m interested in. Hobbies, interests, art and crafts, and more. 

I need to stop feeling guilty and ashamed of the way I feel and think, and not get cross with myself or others. 

You tend to think differently when you’re sad compared to when you are happy.

Before I get to the stage of being happy, the bullying needs to stop. How do I go about doing that, Jack cannot keep on getting away with this, but I am not going to get myself in trouble either? Someone needs to do something not me; Maybe an adult. I think he should be expelled so he doesn’t hurt other children. What makes Jack behave this way? What is going on in his life to take it out on others? Surely I am not alone, is there anyone else facing this behavior from Jack? 

Maybe I need to train my mind to think about the positive.