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RE: Any Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste : 31 Sentence Contest
This entry is just special. Mental health issues are usually so delicate and painful. I think the most painful thing about it is how we've stigmatized the entire topic.
Awesome read.
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Yes, the issue of homelessness, mental health, and all other social issues are painful to watch. I feel lost as how to help @tezmel. These are complex issues way above my head to even try to figure out. I can just do my part to at least donate to research, housing, and well being. But I don't profess to have any answers.
I wish I did. A have an extended distant family member who was incarerated at a young age. He just never seemed to recover from that. Sometimes I feel he is forever lost. Sometimes I feel he has made gains in his life. But then suffers a setback. And he's back to square 1. So I don't have far to look to see the effects on not only the individual, but also the family involved. It just tears at you.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my post. I appreciate the support.
Complex yes but I am also glad to hear that you play your role in whichever capacity you can. What a beautiful soul. Imagine if the majority of us were like you, positive change would be ours.
Can I share a secret even though we've just visually met? Incarceration does that to someone. It robs one of everything and his going back to square is partially something that cropped up during his sentence.
I would know. I was once incarcerated. But that's a story for another day.
Your family member needs loads pf love and reassurance. He also needs to talk to someone (would highly recommend a professional) so that he unlearn some painful lies he may harbour about himself.
Love and light.