Mental Health Awareness

Hi guys,

So i’ve finished exams finally and now have 11 weeks of holiday! But ever since i’ve finished school, one thing has been going round and round in my mind, Why has no one noticed how much teenagers hate school? Why has no one noticed that students hate going to school? Why has no one noticed that mental health affects so many people, especially teenagers? okay, so that was more than one thing but you know what I mean.

Society puts us down and majorly affects the minds of people, especially teenagers. Since I am a teenager, I will focus on the affect it has on teenagers. I have never known for certain whether but I am anxious, I overthink and cause myself to panic but i’m not here to talk about me, i’m here to talk about how it can affect others.

Mental Health can affect people in so many ways. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm, anorexia, the list could go on. Mental health affects everyone in different ways, it can be mild for some people and serious for others and everyone reacts differently to it, but it is all the same overall. It affects people so much and can really ruin people’s lives and make them not want to be here anymore.

I’m sorry for a very un-lively and sort of unhappy tone to this post but this is one thing that is always on my mind that i wanted to share with you all. As a collective we can stand up and make a difference. Do your part to make mental health more well known, research it, donate to a charity, help someone you know who has a mental health problem, do whatever you can to help.

See you soon,

Beth Ellice, signing out xx