So. It& #39;s another #MentalHealth
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> day. At least maybe this means people are reading the hashtag. So please read @hagenilda & #39;s post on the hypocrisy with which & #39;it& #39;s good to talk& #39; is often wielded. https://hagenilda.wordpress.com/2019/08/03/its-good-to-talk/">https://hagenilda.wordpress.com/2019/08/0...
I& #39;m quite privileged, in that for the most part I can work around my mental illness with medication. But sometimes it means that in the middle of the day I get in bed and have a cry. Once it meant that I excused myself from a meeting and had a shot of rum under the desk.
(NOT current job!). These are both bad coping mechanisms for me, and good coping mechanisms for & #39;looking professional when I need to& #39;. Other mental illnesses don& #39;t give that leeway, so people may well lash out, or snap, or be unable to function (ie they are disabilities).
Sometimes no amount of & #39;talking& #39; will do anything. Sometimes lot of the right talking to the right person will, but often that& #39;s unavailable. In the meantime people& #39;s illness goes untreated & they& #39;re offered no help. It is not, in these cases, OK not to be OK. It is hell.
So if you see people having struggles, by all means offer them a twix and a cuppa and a chat. But also scream at the complete decimation of mental health services and fight for the rights of disabled/chronically ill workers. Stop pillshaming. Dont suggest a lifestyle change.