It's nice to see how workplaces are taking mental health into more serious consideration now. I also really like how this article talks about how to help but also how to not overstep. I feel like a lot of people without mental health issues trying to help someone who is struggling tend to cross boundaries in conversation about it, and this article has a nice quote for this: "But don't become a therapist. Your job is not to treat someone, but to point the person to resources." I also like how this article touched on substance abuse issues, which is something I feel like a lot of articles about mental health since the pandemic leave out. Addiction is a mental illness and it's positive to think that a lot of people are having their eyes opened to that.

Yes Delaney I agree that talking about mental health is becoming more acceptable. I have met many people over the years that have struggled with mental health and the stress from the pandemic has been a huge challenge for them. 

Also since all of us are not trained in the area we should be very careful what we say. Sometimes people get the wrong idea if they are talking about any mental health topic. 

Its very comforting to see that talking about mental health is becoming more exceptable and normal. This country has a huge mental health crisis this is something that definitely needs to be discussed and stop brushing peoples health to the side or looking at them as weak individuals. 

@delaneyhiggonsiectskin-com Yes! I think it is very important that the workplace becomes more familiar with mental health and making it known that it is okay to talk about it but we will never pry into your personal life especially if your not ready to talk. As someone who has anxiety and depression I know for me personally I hate when people nag me asking me what is wrong, when I am ready to talk I will. Its very comforting to see these places being so open and understanding to people especially teens/young adults which they are the ones most effected by mental health. 

Mental health growing up was never something i was taught to talk about, not because i was shamed for it or anything but because it was just never brought up in conversation. Obviously if i had something to say id say it but as we all know when we have intrusive thoughts they are usually brought up when were alone. Now within the past 5 years or so id say mental health has become a very big topic of conversation day to day. It is now being taught in schools that being able to process your emotions and speak on them is very important. Therapy is becoming the norm, talking about your traumas is becoming the norm. As well as schools promoting more self awareness so is the work place slowly but surely. I personally have never worked for a place that honors "mental health days" but i do know many people who's places of work do. I think in the near future more institutions and corporations will begin to work that into their curriculum and sign on contracts. 

@delaneyhiggonsiectskin-com I completely agree is it not ones job to become one's therapist. I've had to learn this lesson recently. Sometimes when someone is so dependent on you , and know they can count on you to listen, you can often times become wrapped up in someone else's life and on going issues so much that they begin to be your own. Causing stress that quite literally has nothing to do with you , solely because you want that other person to be happy so bad. Knowing boundaries is extremely important. 

@abigailcochraneiectskin-com Abi, I completely agree. Growing up mental health was almost a joke. You were expected to always be happy. This is why as the years go on, Im happy that mental health is becoming more of a concern and a topic. No one ever knows what someone else is going through. 

I love that workplaces are starting to be more open to mental health issues and more expecting of it. The more the awareness is made the more we find out the many of the people in this world are going through or have been through something that has mentally destroyed them. It is so important to understand and be there for your employee when they are going through something. I do agree with the statement of helping someone but not trying to be there therapist, you never know if what you say might affect someone in the wrong way. 

It gives me such joy to know that workplaces are taking an extra step to understand what a person is going through mentally and are willing to help with whatever they can.

@abigailcochraneiectskin-com Growing up, I too was dealing with mental health and never really expressed how I felt until I got older. I never knew how to go about that conversation and tell my family i'm not okay right now, but as I got older I learned how to speak about how I was feeling.

@sydneymissaleiectskin-com People don't realize that the workplace can play a big role in someones mental health. Being able to talk to someone at work about how you're feeling can make your job a lot better.

Improving the mental health of your worker can improve decision making, confidence and working relationships. Good mental health in the workplace allows each individual to reach their highest potential. 

Improving mental health awareness in your workplace is huge. Having resources to be able to go to and express what you are going through, and having employers that are willing to help and are understanding can be very helpful.  

@delaneyhiggonsiectskin-com I can agree with this. Knowing how to not overstep your boundaries is important because it can become stressful for the one trying to help

@gabriellemrasiectskin-com Having work spaces now be so open about mental health is a great thing and hopefully let more people know that there are more people that are willing to help.

An increase in the open- mindedness is important to all employees, mental health awareness is becoming more common and more widely understood. 

@sydneymissaleiectskin-com I agree! it is important that you be considerate to those who may be having a seemingly rough day and maybe falling behind that you think about what may be slowing them down or effecting their work ethic.

@keyonnastarksiectskin-com Having a positvie work environment plays a huge role in mental health, working somewhere constantly stressful and negative will really effect a persons mental health.