How do you explain mental health issues to your friends or family?

[Brem]

There can be a big stigma around mental health, some people are scared to reveal their problems with their friends and or family because they're either afraid of judgement or afraid something else could go wrong. How do you explain your mental health issues with friends or family? Are you open with them? I think I'm pretty open with my friends and family about my issues, but there are some things I don't reveal. What about you?

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

That one is difficult, especially with older people. In my home country, many of them do not believe in “mental health” talk, they just say pray or “go to church.” I once tried explaining to my uncle using simple examples like how malaria makes your body weak, depression can make your mind weak too. He still laughed it off, but at least he listened. Lttle progress like that counts.