Introduction and why

Why would I start a blog about mental health? I am not a expert in this area. We all have mental health like we all have physical health. Depending on how we are feeling will reflect on both. If we are feeling down we may not get the exercise we should and also our self-esteem may be down. If things are going well exercise seems easier and our thoughts about ourselves are positive.

In the past we have kept any thoughts of mental health to ourselves as it was not the thing to talk about. In this changing world with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) affecting all of us with things like lock downs, etc. and protests demanding better treatment of people regardless of who they are, I believe there has been no better time to talk about how day to day living is affecting our mental health.

This blog will attempt to allow people to discuss their mental health in a friendly non-judgement forum. There is also links to social media to allow people to access up to date information from such organisations like Beyond Blue , Black Dog Institute, Lifeline etc.

So lets start the discussion. Wouldn’t be good if we could talk about mental health like we talk about football or the weather.