Hey Herman, Do You Have Advice For Mental Health?

hey herman, do you have advice for mental health?

Hey anon, I’m gonna put the character to the side for a moment and just say this OOC. My apologies. Keep in mind I’m not a professional:

As someone who also struggles with mental health, I know it can be a lot to handle sometimes because you look at this mess in front of you that you know you need to fix and you just stand there with “How the hell am I supposed to fix this? Where do I even start to fix it?”. And that’s normal, it’s unfortunate but it’s normal. Not knowing where to start to help you with your mental health is stressful and can often lead to more problems than it’s worth, so I would say give yourself a mental health day. Take a day off from School, or work, and do stuff you know would help you.

I find that meditation helps you calm your mind, but meditation is a skill you learn over time. It’s long and sometimes can be frustrating but I’d say it’s worth it in the end. Getting out of the house also helps, since we’ve been cooped in our houses it’s just good to get a change of scenery. Go outside, go for a walk, if you can drive around! Treat yourself to something because lord knows you deserve it. If you’re stuck in your house that’s fine too, find some coping mechanisms to help you. Drawing, writing, journaling, sculpting, anything that can help you get this emotions out of your head. Speaking of that, literally venting to someone. I know sometimes you just feeling like you’re bothering them, or they don’t care, trust me I’ve been there... but they do, they care so much about you. They’ll sit and listen to you because they care and love about you.

It was brave of you to tell me, a complete random stranger on the internet that you’re struggling. And that’s the first step of healing, realizing that you have a problem and you need to fix it. I know it’s a lot to ask because they’re so expensive, and I’m sure you’ve heard this thousands of times but therapy. It helps, it really does. Again just having that outlet of being able to talk to someone about what’s going on inside your brain it helps, it really helps.

I know I don’t know you, but I care about you Anon, there is a light at the end of this tunnel and you will be okay.

-Mun