Get Some Help, Kid.
It’s been almost a year since I’ve shared anything I’ve written, and that’s sad. It’s also because I haven’t had anything I’ve felt like writing about and sharing. Now I have a story I want to try and tell.. it’s about a bit of a sensitive subject and I want to share my story in a way that is understandable (and maybe even relatable?). I’m sharing this only because maybe it’ll help someone in a similar position. Maybe it won’t, but it helps me to get it out also so it’s worth a shot. I’ll just jump right to it: Mental health issues have always been a bit of a taboo in my life. I wasn’t naïve enough to think that they don’t exist, but I figured I never would be able to fully understand because it wasn’t something that I had to deal with. I had close friends who dealt with it, but I didn’t try to understand what they were dealing with, and honestly probably discounted them a bit. I come from a family of strong people. One of my grandpas favorite sayings was that “It’ll feel bet...