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10 benefits of talking about mental health
Katherine Austin & Gracyn Shulista
• Be happier and healthier • Gain a better understanding of thoughts and feelings • Build a better support network • Able to tell friends about a bad day • Quiet some of the negative mental chatter • Talk more • Raise awareness • Encourage others to share struggles • Share ideas and suggestions with others
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Everyone struggles and that’s OK, nothing is wrong with asking for help. Someone is always willing to talk about what’s happening. On the flip side, it is important to be nice to everyone because it’s hard to tell what is going on behind closed doors. Take a step back and think about what is said before it’s too late. The “jokes” that everyone knows, could be the deciding factor to end a life. Depression has grown with the increase of social media use. According to Psycom.com, those who spend more time on social media have 2.2 times the risk of reporting eating and body image concerns, compared with their peers who spend less time on social media. Social media causes teens to face demands for time and energy that leaves them feeling drained. So much more to life exists than what we see on social media. We all have our own roller coaster of life. Someone’s success could be the middle of your journey up hill so don’t stress if you haven’t hit the top yet. As a society, we build a world where we only ask how people are physically, rather than mentally. We don’t view mental health in the same light as other aspects of our
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It’s a cool morning in Olathe as 1,200 people come together to stand up for mental health awareness and 800 of them line up to start the annual Speak-Up Walk. The mission of the walk is to reduce the stigma around mental health and decrease the rate of suicide and depression. Struggling with mental health is nothing to be afraid of, we all have it. It’s how we feel and think on a daily basis. Not only does it affect our feelings, it affects how we handle everyday situations. The smallest thing can start the slightest doubt in our heads either we aren’t good enough or we can’t do anything right. Mental wellness is not a secret, it’s real. It needs to be talked about because it isn’t going away any time soon.
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Staff Editorial
The Reporter is for the students, by the students. The goal of the Reporter is to give the students a voice, and provide an open forum of ideas while maintaining an ethical publication with unbiased coverage.
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