Dear People with Bad Mental Health...

      I really hope you can try to recover from whatever type of pain you’ve been struggling with currently. I can tell it’s hard to go through a relapse because of how much you’ve worked to improve yourself, but you need to keep on pushing through. You know that saying where it says that whenever a day goes bad, there’s always tomorrow? Well, it’s not really true, per se, it just seems that it’s telling you that the day will be better by itself by some kind of miracle. See, what I believe in is that maybe you need to make it better than the day making itself better (i hope i said it right). You know what I mean? Another thing I want to say is that, yes, I know reposting depressing posts can tell people you have problems. But, if you ask me, I suggest stop doing it. Why? Well, it’ll constantly remind you of your traumatic memories nonstop when you’re supposed to forget them. To be honest, I’ve never understood why people do it when they should stop, which is the more logical solution. Besides, it’s a big waste of time to put it on your story because it will take seconds or even minutes of your day and turn them into relapsing when you should be happy. Another thing I’d like to suggest is to focus more on the future where great stuff could happen instead of dwelling on the past. Dwelling on the past just leads to relapsing, so do the opposite. How? Well, I’d suggest that whatever makes you happy, do it. If you like drawing, draw. If you like dancing, dance. Ignore what those people do to judge you. Remember, it’s them that are weird for judging other people so quickly, not you, which is very useful to know if you’ve been dealing with a lot of neglect, abuse, etc. I know we’ve all made big mistakes in the past that we can’t move on from (like me), but I learned something so you wouldn’t make another big mistake. My Values Ed. teacher taught me something called the Three Sieves. They’re basically these three questions that you should ask yourself before doing something. Those three questions are, “Is it good?”, “Is it true?”, and “Is it necessary?” If you answered to yourself “no” to one of those questions, don’t do it. Social issues is another common cause of bad mental health. To explain my advice in a simple form, let’s put it in a scenario. e.g., you’re that one kid at a school who can’t keep up with the rapid trends happening at your school, and if you don’t follow them, you’re not “cool”. Look, whatever you think is cool, is cool. Why would you wanna be part of the dull bandwagon when you can be unique and carve out your own style? See? You don’t need to hop on all trends to be cool. But still, listen to your conscience sometimes, because some people think obviously insane things (like P3d0p1L1@, pr0sh1pP1n9, etc.) are cool. I also heard that healthy habits (e.g., sleeping at a consistent schedule) and exercise (including dancing) can help you with your mental health. I did a lot of dancing, and still do, and I haven’t had some sort of relapse on my major mistakes in my past. So, it’s safe to say it’s worth a try.   I also see a lot of people think they’re annoying because of how hyper their texts are. Seriously, just don’t think it’s annoying. Think of it as, rather, energetic, hyper, and perhaps the little kid in you is still alive (i’m not sure abt this one). Why did I write this unnecessarily long letter? It’s because I’m tired of seeing all of my friends struggle with something. I couldn’t just stand in the bleachers watching this madness unfold, I had to do something. And that something is this very letter you’re reading right now. So, I wish you all good luck to become greater, because you can do anything you can set your mind to.

With love and respect,

- proudhalfcanadian