Editorial: Challenge myths, support honest conversations during Mental Health Awareness Month
Editorial: Challenge myths, support honest conversations during Mental Health Awareness Month
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Editorial: Challenge myths, support honest conversations during Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. This offers us a vital reminder that mental health deserves the same attention as physical health.We talk openly about our physical aches and pains, but when it comes to mental health, stigma and misunderstanding still linger. Too often, myths like "depression is all in your head" or "it's a sign of weakness" prevent people from seeking the help they need.Diagnosing mental health is also complicated by the stigma. Because diagnosing it requires an honest, vulnerable conversation. Oftentimes, when addiction or depression is covered up it leads to isolation and even misdiagnoses.Every spring we say things like "get out and smell the flowers." But for our loved ones who struggle with their mental h