Veiled Sanity

Aiming for mental health awareness among youth, Kalinaw Unplugged: Youth Jam, an online youth jamming, is a commendable online gathering conducted by Galing LNC Youth. What made an impact on me during the online event was the part that tackles the unjust treatment of all kinds of health — physical over mental — is consistent with our society’s continuing lack of psychological stability. Insurance does not offer true coverage equality, and care for mood problems is usually considered a luxury. Yet we are in a simultaneous crisis of physical and mental health, and those facing psychiatric problems need consideration and treatment.

As the crisis caused by the pandemic moves from acute to protracted, attention must be paid to the potentially catastrophic impact on population-wide mental, emotional, and social well-being. Like the coronavirus itself, how this extremity communicates varies greatly from person to person. Some may be asymptomatic: look good, feel good, think good, but are busy infecting others with tension and anxiety.

Moreover, every day is a struggle to remain in a clear mind especially at this phenomena. I remember the time where I had thoughts to take my own life, that moment was the first period I’d had mental clarity for as long as I could remember. There was a great sense of relief that I finally realized how I could seize control of what was happening with me. Where in reality, the irony was that things in my existence had never been so good.

As someone who has personally struggled with my irrational stability even though it is not in a plight similar to the present, I know firsthand how scary it can be. I also know how much progress is possible by speaking about it. I was afraid to share my indications up until I understood it. This topic isn't something that society talks about very often, and it's something that families talked about even less.

When someone battles emotionally or neurologically, the route isn’t as clear. And the stigma associated with the combat is fueled by the unknown. The telepathic disorder is much like every other disease — unrecognizable and severe, but is treatable. There is no clear precedent for what is yet to come, but it is possible that a surge in the prevalence of the dilemma is already on the horizon.

All in all, inner, psychological, and communal distress can negatively affect our ability to function in day-to-day tasks. It’s important that we treat sanity as a problem at its onset. There is a range of recovery options, but the crucial phase is to acknowledge that we should seek support. If not, the risk is decreasing our state of wellbeing, academic performance, and personal motivation to achieve our goals.

This is already the beginning of a discretion revolution globally. By striving to normalize these conditions and apprehending the truth of how many individuals are impaired by them, the chorus of unified voices is a must to advocate for immediate change. Mental health awareness month or not, issues such as stigma and its consequences should be addressed. The agenda remains urgent and should be one of the cornerstones of resilience that will face a bewildering array of challenges.