Mental illness is a very real and very serious issue, but sadly it is too commonly ignored and made out to be ‘dramatic’. People are suffering everyday. People that are close to us, people that we know through others, and people that we pass in a mere moment on the street. But it doesn’t matter how close we are to someone, because if we don’t do anything we are begin just as naive as those who say it can be fixed ‘just like that’. Beneath a simple smile or a rehearsed ‘I’m fine’, is often someone crying out for help. Its important we open our eyes to everything around us, really get to know our friends, or even strangers, and let them know that we are there for them. Sometimes we get pushed away but fight as hard as you can to show them you will always be there, sometimes thats all it takes. This beautiful young girl was my age and she fought for so long, crying for help but with no one to hear her screams. So just promise me one thing, that you will open your eyes to the truth and try to see beneath the face that many people put on. Watch her video to see her story.
