LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

What's one thing you wish people understood about mental health?

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What's one thing you wish people understood about mental health?

LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

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It’s a skill, not an innate ability.
- Tehdastehdas@piefed.social
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  Mental health is a skill and an innate ability:
  
  Healthy thoughts can be learned, unhealthy ones unlearned.
  
  Some are born off center; happier, angrier, sadder - people differ in many ways.

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