Big Word, small meaning

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There will be no May the 4th jokes here! Just breaking the ice before we dive into (no pun intended) the good stuff.


We’ve all got mental health problems; it’s the way in which we deal with them, the way we acknowledge it, and the level of severity which separates us all.

Some readers will find the above statement somewhat controversially challenging, however, to be transparent, this is only an opinion – We are not here to cast aspersions, only to delve deep into the baffling world of mental health.

No 2 single people on this planet, even if they’re identical twins, can experience mental health in the same way, shape, or form, because we’re all so very unique – We all handle things in our own individual way – This is what makes us human.

Exploring the dark realms of mental health, in such a way where we can collectively come together in solidarity and ‘pool’ our resources, is the best way to understand it – We will never fully comprehend someone else’s thoughts, because we’re not them, it’s as black and white as it sounds, but it’s as close as we’re possibly going to get.

“with the concept of “addiction” at the forefront.”

It only takes one story to resonate with tens, hundreds or possibly even thousands of people – If DON’T HIDE was global, it would more than likely reach hundreds of thousands. There are so many untold stories of mental health problems, so many people who suffer in silence and way too many people who decide that the only way to escape is suicide – This has got to stop – There is a way out of these feelings!

After losing 2 people from our local community in as many years, albeit there will have been more who we didn’t know, it’s so evident to see there’s a major problem around this topic and how it affects us.

The post title of ‘Differentiation’ is somewhat ironic because although we are different, in relation to thoughts and feelings, we are also the same, in relation to fundamentals. We’re all human, we all breathe the same air, walk the same land and talk the same words. What unequivocally separates us from one another is how we’ve grown up, how we’ve been nurtured as people and the experiences we’ve been through.

We’re not born with mental health problems, they’ve been created, via the medium of life, relationships, employment, finances, children and more often than not these days, social media.

Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Meta Platforms / Facebook) has recently faced legal scrutiny over his social media platforms, with the concept of “addiction” at the forefront. This raises the question of whether such platforms may be a significant contributing factor to the decline of our mental health.

As we strive towards the close of another decade, another chapter in the world, we can only hope that the challenges of mental health are eased by a flurry of help, support, guidance and above all, solidarity in numbers; the more we talk about these things, the easier they can be.