No Stigma Higher Health

Happy Thursday All! Our community is slowly growing, and we are so grateful for that. I apologize for skipping the day and not posting as I said that I would. I wanted to touch more on what my path has looked like since reaching a sound mind of Higher Health. As my first post briefly captured on what it was like being exposed to Mental Health at a young age, I would like to build upon that. While I went through the process of getting so many different diagnosis and treatment, I was so confused. I did not understand what any of this meant and why I had to take “special pills". I didn’t know why I was talking to these people in suits who were discussing with my family what the process was going to be like. I just knew I got to sit there and play with toys and these ambiguous terms were being used to describe me. I was such a young child at this point and just wanted to look and act the same as my peers. I knew part of the reason I was there was because of the stress and unstable household in which I was living. I wish I could’ve known then what I know now about what was going to unravel for my future. Working with the individuals I do now gives me so much light as to where they are and why they can’t objectify their inner emotions. Today I get to have the understanding that just because they put a "label" on me, I was no different than anyone else. My route just had traffic and detours that were not presented to others. Each day, we will go more in depth as to why starting this nonprofit is so important to me. Awareness is out there, and it has been, but it's being able to solidify and understand “Intellectual” Health is OKAY! I choose to use the word Intellectual because it does not share the same connotation of Mental, we just think in a different way. What I am hoping some of you get from this is that the Stigma does not matter, be proud, be courageous, and most importantly persevere through the glory of life! I would love it if anyone would like to share or even post a thought on where they are today, so that we as a community can spread the message! There is also a number on the page as well as an email address where you can reach out at any time!