Mental Health Awareness - The Realisation...

The realisation...

"I'm fine",
OK. 

"I'm scared",
Don't be scared silly.

"I'm really worried",
Don't worry, you'll be OK.

"I'm happy",
It's about time :)

"I'm lonely",
Aww, chin up lovely.

"I'm feeling really good today",
That's really awesome mate.

"I don't want to feel like this anymore",
You'll feel better soon.

All these and so many more examples of the realisation that no matter what I feel, think, say or do... I get one liners or single word answers. No follow up to how I'm feeling whether my mood is good or bad. Its like the polite version of "great, now go away".

How many of us feel like this? How many people out there are feeling under appriciated? Unloved? Unwelcome? Lonely?
I for one could be surrounded by people and know exactly what would happen.... 

....then it starts. The voices, the feeling of dread and worry. Thinking its me, replaying again and again and again all the conversations and interactions to figure out if it was me all along. Did I say something wrong? Did I do something I shouldn't have? Am I just a boring person?
All this a vicous circle for anyone, let alone someone with mental health issues.
Let's do something amazing and actually ask someone how they are doing? Let's help all those out there who struggle... From the child who finds it hard to make friends to the adult who lost theirs along the life path. We are all different, we all have a different story to tell... But we all have something in common, we all want and need that little bit of interaction, no matter how small, to make us feel better... Even if it is only for a short moment.