Last year around this time I posted a blog regarding mental health and the start of the Mental Health Campaign #BeKind, something I have stuck to ever since it's started. This of course sparked over the death of British TV presenter Caroline Flack, who killed herself after being attacked constantly online and from the press. Many people was outraged at how people treated her, and showed us how important it is to be kind, regarding mental health and how we treat one another. A year has gone on and this is still massively important.
However, over the past year people haven't followed this, and I have seen social media and Tengaged itself turn even more toxic, as if we took a day to be kind to each other before we went and insulted and said vile things to each other, ALL things that you would be too afraid to say to someone face. I will continue to campaign and remind people to be kind, it goes a long way and if you ingrain it into your brain, you will eventually become the best version of yourself. I wanted to make this blog along with my previous blogs where I briefly talked about it because people do need a reminder, we can't allow or accept being cruel and outright nasty. It makes me sad when I see someone being attacked for expressing a view or just being different, and it makes me even angrier if they were spouting #BeKind and then sending hate; if you have done that, you are a hypocrite.
That doesn't mean you can't change, it is a habit that can be broken, I am an example of that. Now and again something may slip that isn't nice but it is 99% less than what I probably would've done a year or two ago. I acknowledged that something I said could have hurt that person and apologise personally. However over the past few months I have personally made sure I check my message before I send it and think "would I like to receive this message" and I find that a simple but effective way to stop yourself sending a hateful message. It's ingrained into our system to attack when you feel enraged, but you can change and become a better person. It won't happen overnight, but if you have the perseverance and the determination it will happen!
In my next blog, I will post the national emergency hotlines in every country. Wherever you are you can get help if you are having these dark thoughts. Remember your words have consequences and we are all human being who should be treated as such. Remember my DMs are always open and in my place of work I do deal with mental health at school along with teaching, as this is the thing I am most passionate about.
So remember, you don't know what people are going through, so #BeKind. Will do a yearly blog about this.
