Today is World Mental Health Day. It's a chance to check on yourself and others around you to see that everyone is doing well in their own way. Some of us are better at that than others.

Speaking as someone who has dealt with mental health issues for 15 years, I can say days like this are important. We want to de-stigmatize having a mental illness. Many moe people deal with some sort of mental health issue than most of us realize. A big thing for me was saying "I have an issue, and I need to seek help for it." 

My trouble comes and goes. It could be months between an episode, but when one hits - it's rough. Please take today to work toward ending the stigma of mental illness and working toward possible solutions with those you know who suffer.