Positive Mental Health
What does positive mental health look like? As we near the end of mental health awareness week, it's made me think about my own mental health. I consider myself to be extremely lucky in that I've never suffered from depression or any kind of mental health issues. I'd go as far as to say that I believe I'm incredibly strong in terms of my mental health. Why? Is that down to my genetic make-up or is it the things I do in order to keep a positive mindset? A combination of the two? I simply don't know. A number of years ago I lost both my own sister and my sister-in-law within 3 weeks of each other. If that isn't a good enough reason to be depressed then I don't know what is. But, even though I had some horrendously bad days and was incredibly sad, I don't think I ever felt depressed. I remember one particular day where I sat in my dressing gown all day and cried. I also remember thinking to myself "this is ...