World Mental Health Day awareness thread

Bump, thanks for the awareness thread and the giveaway. Lots of people with mental health are still struggling to get help, I hope the world will be much better about this someday.

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I'll share an app that might help those who aren't doing great and have issues just getting out of bed. BoosterBuddy (free on android & ios) is a cute app that has many functions such as giving you a few simple quests everyday or tracking your mood and medication, and is full of useful information about all kinds of mental health issues. Below are screenshots of other apps that might be useful to someone (don't mind the weird background)

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Some random things you could do during this month (all the time would be nice but I don't want to ask too much, not specific to mental illness, but I've found it helps my mental state a lot)

1. Be nice to people when online gaming. Be encouraging, supportive and helpful. Give tips. Don't harass people off the server, don't kick them off cause they're shit. Everyone has to learn and it isn't hard to be a part of that process for someone

2. Give compliments, do you think someones hair looks nice? Tell them! Someone is wearing a cool shirt? Tell them so! Someone is wearing something unique and out there and you think it's cool? Tell them! Someones wearing an awesome costume? Tell them! If you notice something positive about someone then Tell Them. Definitely difficult if you have social anxiety, but good practice with low risk, and you can make someone's day

3. If you see someone struggling, with groceries or a trolley, or someone with a clear injury or disability, or is just looking lost, then ask if they need help, note ASK THEM. Don't just assume they need your assistance, go up, politely ask if they would like some help, and leave if they say no

4. Keep plants, low effort and maintenance plants add life to your space. Keep a little one on your desk at work. Keep some bigger ones at home. Clear the air of CO2 and help you feel useful

5. Open your windows, let in some light. Go outside, sit in your backyard, your front yard, your balcony. Get some air. Bring out a book you've been meaning to read or an old favourite (Mine are Howl's Moving Castle, Summerland and Coraline), practice your drawing or crochet or painting or stitching

6. Go to the park and feed some ducks. Pea's and corn, bread is bad for them

7. Play with your pets. Throw a ball, take them for a walk, give them some food or just some love and attention

8. Change your clothes, dry shampoo your hair, strip your bed and switch the sheets

9. Call your parents, just talk, or meet up with a friend, or just talk online. Talk and try and be honest with yourself and then

It's always a struggle, and it's okay if you can't do it one day, so long as you try it again tomorrow. So long as you're trying, it's fine

Chester 😔

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Bumping for awareness of the World Mental Health Day.

Every day should be punctuated with that awareness, but since we all know it isn't at least let this date bring to mind all the issues many (if not most) of us humans deal with. Because mental health refers not only to the more visible conditions, but also to the less-visible symptoms that accompany us as we go about our lives (mood, anxiety, stress, among many others).

I believe gaming is good for mental health. At least it helps me relax a lot! Bump!

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mental health is as hard to keep in good shape for people with issues as phisical health for sick ones. sometimes it can't be 100% *fixed* but it's worth the effort, in any case there will be at least some improvement. ❤️️

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Thanks for spreading the word, and for this amazing giveaway as well!
Here's a bump for awareness :)

I wonder if tending elders with bad mental health puts you at risk as well, since this my situation atm.

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The one person missing from this thread that probably is affected is not here. Irony?

Yeah no, not having to disclose medical issues to workplace is a godsend that I'm gonna take advantage of.

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I have found music can be much more cathartic than just about anything else. Thank you for sharing!

have a bump, My wife and I (as well as my mother, brother in-law, and I'm sure coworkers too) struggle with some MD and it is something very peculiar. It is still not understood how and when it is triggered and there are still judgments from some.

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I've been dealing with GAD and MDD for 2 years (diagnosed; undiagnosed might be more) and i work in a debt collection agency, i was feeling pretty okay but suddenly i got a panic attack yesterday because my head can't stop overthinking and that kills me. I'm okay now but at that moment it was pure crap, i felt like i couldn't work anymore and i went through a lot to get that job. People, we fall to rise again, don't let your hopes die. We can overcome this with support and ourselves.

Thank you.

Well... MX has no good mental health public policies, but bump

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