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I cannot stop thinking about Robin Williams death. As many of you know, mental illness is a strange type of anguish. Practically invisible, sometimes completely undetectable, and extremely taboo. It can cause seemingly regular and happy people to break apart in moments and unfortunately thousands of people do not seek help due to believing that they arent worth it, that theyre wasting peoples time, or that theyll be treated like theyre crazy by their friends and family. It hurts me that some of my friends and family feel this way and may be suffering in silence. Mental illness is what it sounds like: An illness. It is something to be treated and it happens to EVERYONE at some point in their life. It doesnt make you broken or strange, it doesnt define you as an individual, and you are never truly alone (even if you feel that way). Ive compiled a short list of help/crisis resources for my home provinces, cities, and Canada itself. Kids Help Phone (20 and under, Canada-wide): 1-800-668-6868 Suicide and Crisis Hotline (Canada-wide): 1-800-448-3000 Manitoba Suicide Line: 1-877-435-7170 Manitoba Suicide Line Website Reason to Live: reasontolive.ca/ Westman Crisis Services (Brandon, Manitoba): 1-888-379-7699 Mental Health Help Line (Alberta): 1-877-303-2642 Distress Line, The Support Network (Edmonton): (780) 482-HELP(4357) The Support Network (Northern Alberta): 1-800-232-7288 My Cellphone Number: Ask me for it and I will give it to you. Sometimes its easier to talk to someone that you know and I will never judge you. Ive struggled myself and I understand. Save one or two of these to your phone and dont hesitate to give them a call if you are in a low place. Now to end this post with a fantastically sappy song about how your time on Earth is limited but dont worry and dwell on it, spend it with the people that you love. Even when it seems like things will never get better again it always will, without fail (the sun never really goes down, its just the Earth spinnin around): https://youtube/watch?v=lPXWt2ESxVY Stay strong and have a good night.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:17:28 +0000

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