By Lexi Pursell | Opinion
People should be accepting of others who suffer from mental health issues. Mental health is a common topic in today’s world. With the pandemic occurring and having to be quarantined, the average percent of mental health issues have risen.
More recently, studies have shown that 1 in every 4 adults have diagnosable illnesses which makes this issue more relevant than ever. In the past the negative stigmatism that surrounded mental illnesses has caused people to become uncomfortable when talking about this topic.
Opening up and telling others of what you or a loved one has been or is going through, makes things awkward when they shouldn’t be. Mental health is a big part of society and too many people have lost their lives in their battle against it. Due to this saddening fact, I think it is necessary that we start to make talking about what we’re going through more open and accepted.
Depression, anxiety and many other disorders are very real illnesses and should not go untold. When people are scared of talking about their mental health it can worsen the state they are in, because of this, we as a society need to be more accepting and open when it comes to these possibly detrimental topics.
Lexi Pursell is a first-year student at Tallahassee Community College from Tallahassee, Florida. She plans to pursue a degree in Communications from Florida State University.
