Initial days of my college days were extremely hard for me, I set extremely high standards for myself and I could barely tolerate myself. After immense support from my peers and counsellor, I found peace with myself and who I am. Journaling and movement (yoga and dance) set me free from all the sources that rooted me down. I'm happy with who I am now!

From being an introvert, compliant, quiet & shy kid, to becoming a confident, outspoken assertive woman, My journey has been full of ups and downs, doubts and taking a leap of faith, sticking to my old pattern of thoughts to leaning into new ones. All in all, I’m still a work in process but also a person whose constantly growing!

Dealing with failed relationships take a toll on one's mental health significantly, being through one such journey, I realised how important it was for me to acknowledge it's impact on my mental health and seek support, I was blessed with a strong support system that helped me sail through the ups and downs, and brought me out of it stronger.

I have had my share of problems, like all of us here, I grew up in a dysfunctional family, i struggled with asserting and realizing who i am, what i want, and then I decided i wanted to help more people like me. I had guidance which was a important stepping stone. Now I hope to be the guidance for people just like me. Help them achieve their "best selves".

I was sixteen when I went through mental health difficulties. Although I was aware of it, I couldn't help myself for a very long time. I am glad I had my parents who supported me and helped me seek professional help. Although I still feel I am far from having a completely healthy mind, opening up about my struggles to people that care about me and actively seeking help has taken me a long way towards it, which by now I have realised is a constant, everlasting journey rather than a destination.

Sometimes, we need to take a pause, and let the other person speak. Their words can be silence, cry, anger, anything. It's not always necessary to speak, even when we don't know what is right at the moment.

For me mental health is important because I have been in a phase where i had no one to guide me on what actually was going on and I didn't have anyone to talk to or no one reach out to. That's why I want to be that person who is there for people.

I think having undiagnosed adhd and not understanding my own brain for the longest time made me read a lot about it and then the interest towards mental health grew in hope that I am able to understand others the best way possible

Since the brain is the controller of our body, so when we are not mentally well then how we expect the actions (in every aspect) taken by us will be well

That's why we should be mentally well., I believe 

Growing up we become so engrossed in our studies, career and progress that we forget that we need to take care of ourselves and our mental health which causes stress and anxiety among people. So I believe taking of our mental health is extremely important to be happy in life. 

I was in class 7th when I went to hostel. I'm very close to my family and had never been away. In about a week, I became homesick. I fell ill, and had an fever for 3 days.I missed my family, friends and felt very lonely. Food was a major adjustment. I began to skip meals.. I was mentally tortured. And thank god, I made many friends there and we use to speak a lot. We used to play sports, we spent our entire day in playing sports.These sports and friends with me were there always, I overcame that situation. I realized, mental health is important.

It was like a roller coaster, not too good and not bad, you enjoy the view when you're at the top and then freak what when you go down.

Why is Mental Health important shouldn't even be a question because it is just as natural and as important as our physical health. And from my experiences I believe both of them go hand in hand. We all need to acknowledge the fact that Mental Health has to be a priority.

Mental health is important for me to create an awareness that you get some bad along with good

It has been a roller coaster ride but I am happy in my space because I choose to be happy 

It was a roller coaster ride, it made me a fool, strong person, and loser as well. i just got amazed to realize how something so insignificant in society's point view can affect you this much, then i started to work on spreading awareness about it

Mental health is more important than physical health to me just because it makes us suffer more than anything else. I have a conflicting relationship with mental health, generally mental health don't want to stay in a healthy relationship with me, but trying to keep a healthy relationship with him. Therapy & Medication is helping me in that way.