Attending a Wake

Mental Illness Stigma 1 Minute

So I had to attend a wake today, in honor of my fathers cousin that suddenly passed away last week. The wake was attended by probably 200 people. It was a special event but I suddenly felt an anxiety rush speed onto me when we where confined to the venue while they were doing speeches.

The noise of everyone talking over one another suddenly brought my mind to like a rush. I couldn’t comprehend all the conversations and I felt like I was sinking into the room.

I can’t describe the sensation but I had to go stand outside for a bit. I don’t know what this new anxiety was to massive crowd talking over one another but I am going to have to figure it out quickly, because tomorrow we fly to NYC Pride and I know there will be thousands of people there.

Today’s blog is short and sweet, as I have to pack and get to bed for tomorrow.

Sleep tight guys

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I am a 34 year old professional, that thought he had everything under control, even my mixed and confused emotions, until one day I snapped and decided the only way to stop all the internal pain was to swallow a whole bunch of pills - clearly that did not work and I landed up in a psychiatric clinic. This is my journey through self discovery and understanding what was wrong with me. I hope my journey helps others find their inner peace and to at least break the stigma around mental illness to even just a few people.

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