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Showing individuals respect and acceptance removes a significant barrier to successfully coping with their illness. Having people see you as an individual and not as your illness can make the biggest difference for someone who is struggling with their mental health.

Advocating within our circles of influence helps ensure these individuals have the same rights and opportunities as other members of your church, school and community.

People struggling with their mental health may be in your family, live next door, teach your children, work in the next cubicle or sit in the same church pew.

Once my mother said, “success ng isa, success ng lahat”. Now that I am  getting older and getting near to adulthood, I frequently think what is the meaning of success to me. I want to have my own definition of success. 

Is it the status in life? Wealth? Health? Relationship? Mental Health?

I had a hard time to adjust for this online learning set up. I was excited to go to school yet due to this pandemic made my whole world went upside down. I had to pro-long may patience. I had to plan my tomorrow for time management propose. My sister noticed the changes in my actions. She asked me why. I said “I’ll go crazy if I won’t arrange the thing that I should do”. She smirked because she new “crazy means normal to me”.

My mom asked me if there is something I need to tell before my debut last year. There are a lot of things I haven’t said to my mom yet I remained quite. She started to tell stories about her teenage years and how was the struggle living at someone else house just to be near at her school. I knew how the story would go. Before I notice, tears are already running down my eyes. And so I release some issue that happen when I was still much younger. 

It was like a nightmare to remember.

 She was terrified. She yelled. She was crying. I did not know how to respond with her reaction. 

I had to face someone who wronged me. I had to agree to talk to him. I was sweating coldly. I am facing at a mirror as I talked to him through phone. He said he was sorry but he did not admit what he did. It hit me hard. It was like stabbing my heart with a needle, repeatedly. He said he could not sleep because he was thinking about the issue. I said “ It is your conscience that hunts you every night. But if you admit it and also forgive yourself for what you have done then after we would not like to encounter you ever again”.    

I have not thought what is the music of my life. I went through my playlist, the first music played was “who you are” by Jessie J.  I was listening, I was reading between the lines of the lyrics. I always stare my reflection on the mirror. Sometimes I am wondering and sometimes was just completely staring. Because of this pandemic I lost my spirit. I was doing fine until one day I was not. I thought I would be back to myself but it has been months since I lost my mind. “Who you are” brought me to life. It reminded that it is okay not to be okay. I missed how my eyes shined. I missed how wide may smiles were. I missed how I was excited to start my day. 

A bunch of long and loud laughter shared. Even a simple glimpse with each other made us laugh our ass out. We ate then laugh, ate then laugh, ate then laugh. I tried to explain how I felt and as I said “We are so loud but I still want to make the music louder” but they just laughed at me. We were laying down on the floor, we did not mind how messy it was. Then my cousin started to make a snow angel as if it was snowing. We looked like fools mocking what he did. Suddenly, one of us stand and yell “ I am an Angel”. She pretended that she had wings and fly then we followed.  Until- “BANGGG!” I fell, I made a wrong step and strained my ankle. This are just the moments I remembered during the Christmas Eve. We woke up wondering and putting the puzzle together. what we did last Christmas Eve. 

I do not regret a single thing Every moment I spent with you But there is only one thing I wish I wish I do not have to hide you

With my eyes only You can see your true value You know that only I  Can understand you

Situation maybe complicated And we both know  Things should have ended But I still want you, for now

Sometimes I miss you like crazy Most of the time, I am terrified  Sometimes I hate that I love you Most of the time, I need you

We have a part of this world A paradise, as I call it Sleepless nights are still on going But one day, We should see ourselves free