Mental Health = Love

     Mental health is any numbers of things with anxiety, clinical depression and bipolar disorder. These are some of the smaller disorders or illnesses that almost most or even all the people have or are affected by. That being said, does NOT give anyone with these illnesses the right to treat anyone else any less than they are. There is nothing wrong with taking the things that make yourself an imperfect being and becoming the absolute version of yourself. 

    Anxiety is driven by the worry and fear and can eventually include panic attacks, obsessive compulsive behavior and post-traumatic stress. If left unchecked and untreated, these three effects could have truly manifested and can cause hysteria inside ones own head and drive said person insane. 

    Clinical depression is persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities which WILL lead to daily impairment if left unchecked. If someone goes completely unchecked with this illness, their mood can completely be changed and this person can absolutely become very sad, unwilling to do much of anything. Things like this are hard to watch from a loved ones stand point because all we want to do is love that person with everything that we have due to one very important fact, they deserve all the beautiful things that this life has to offer. 

    Bipolar disorder is includes mood swings that range from depression lows to manic highs. To some, it may seem like this person might become a totally different person and to the simple mind that is true. Some of the bipolar episodes make the person completely shut down and not want to do anything for days which might not be what we as the family are used to or it could be that they are so high functioning at a completely different way that we are very much not used to. 

    Despite all of the things that we learn about illnesses or disorders, it ABSOLUTELY shouldn't change how we see our friends and loved ones and especially how we treat them. A friend of mine is constantly rude to her kind husband and bosses him around and treats him like he is underneath her, and it makes me very self conscious about how I treat my husband.  Cherish those that you love and treat them with the upmost love and respect because who knows how long you truly have with them. 

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    My two older sisters are the perfect examples of how you should be with your spouse, loving, kind, and completely understanding. Katie and her husband Tre both work day jobs and just got married a year ago and barely moved into their brand new house!! Despite all of that they both still have things they are working on both together and separately. Tre has become more aware of who he is talking to and how he can be more kind to those that need it, especially in the moment in need. Katie is the prime example of expressing the pure love and kindness that our grandmother had and making sure she really listens so she can be as helpful as she possibly can. No matter what Katie and Tre make you feel loved and heard at the end of every visit and every phone call. 

    Megan and her amazing girlfriend Brittany have been dating officially for just over a year, and despite being a part they know how to keep things simple yet super fun!! Megan has always been super fun and loves to make sure everyone is taken care of and as happy as they can be. She is the one that you can ask advice from without feeling like you are being judged and can always count on her to tell you truth without sugar coding anything! Brittany is very good at hearing what you are trying to say even if you are having a hard time saying what you need to. She can read you like an open book and no matter what she will always be kind to you (unless you make a racist remark then, you should honestly just run). 

    The best part of my sisters is they also struggle with mental health but they are the most successful people i've ever known. They DO NOT let their mental health stop them from becoming the people they've always wanted to be, they simply just DO. 

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    The thought is simple, "if it was your last day with your significant other, how you want to spend it? Defending the way you act due to disorder/ illness or simply show the other person how much you love and respect them in your relationship."