We all have to start somewhere to get to somewhere else right?
A year of volunteering and training done so far and all of the effort has been 100% worth it.

So, today I am very proud to say I successfully helped to put together a Mental health awareness workshop and co -facilitate it.
I felt so at home. I felt the most comfortable I have ever been. I’ve helped out with a few workshops before but this was like my mini baby step to doing something I didn’t think I could do.
‘Be your greatest cheerleader – nobody else is likely too.’
DAISY WILLOWS
Upon reflection I realised we still have a long way to go to reduce and breakdown Stigma against Mental health issues in our community and society.
I stick by my rule of always being authentic. I have nothing to hide. The more I shared, the more I felt I connected with other people.

People opened up and it was awesome to observe this.
We all have mental health and I discovered a lot of people have similar issues. We deal with them in different ways and some can have more extreme ways of coping than others or vice versa.
I’m on a roll here . ha ha
I know what you are thinking. Just let me have this moment? Please!

United, we can break down the stigma attached to mental health and address the issue properly.
We all have a mind and a body -so no one- unless a person defines themselves as an actual (not metaphorical) robot- is susceptible to having Positive mental health and Negative mental health over the course of a life time.
Why do we feel ashamed to be labelled? We quite happily wear labels like Prada , Gucci, Matalan , doctor , chef , cleaner, politician ?
I don’t have any shame in what I have done or what I have been through. I have so much respect for the people I meet here and in the real world.
I am truly on a mission.
Perfection is unattainable!
We need to leave that with the Romans.
Look to the future .
Even better pause and take time to enjoy the moment. Look around you and be happy with what you have.

Don’t read beauty magazines or buy into the celeb media market.
Pick up a book and expand your mind. Take pictures. Paint, draw, act. Get creative.
I have recently found out that a lot of people Photoshop ( I mean really Photoshop) their social media images.
No wonder I don’t recognise people when I am out and about in the big wide world.
I am kind of joking . 😀
I do day dream when I am out and about.
I always have a million things going on in my head.
Not everyone does this Photoshop thing but to know that people do, just made my jaw drop.

So I am going to stick with being real. It seems to be working.
I can smile at strangers in the street and they smile back.
We are all human.
We need food, exercise ,sleep, a toilet……. Can you see where I am going with this?
That’s it for now.
I did it.
We did it.
Totally motivated and ready to break down stigma.

My mantra is:
‘I am successful at whatever I do.’
no matter if that means getting out of bed or getting my degree.
20 responses to “Trapped”
Great Written
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thank you for reading and commenting — It means a lot to me 🙂
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I love your words. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Bradley.
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At some point, we all feel trapped and want to toss away the strictures and find our desires in the quagmire. Lovely thoughts.
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I have found a way to feel less trapped. Let it go. Let it go. 😀
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Amazing, Kisses and hugs
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Thank you – u too are amazing!
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Thanks daisy
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Daisy you’re writing is amazing, you have a unique flair and style which utterly draws me in everytime. I just wish you didn’t have the crappy underlying emotions that lie beneath your beautiful writing. I really feel for you so please accept this huge cyber hug Xx B.E aka queen bee 💜💙
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Hey my Queen Bee -thanks for making me feel special. II am feeling the huggs xxxx I’m getting out of this slump and my new mantra- is ‘let it go’ let it go
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I don’t care what the people say let the storm rage on, the cold never bothered us anyway 😉 LET IT BLOODY GO XXxx You’re awesome. Never forget that x QB
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YES! YES! Let them burn even ha ha h ha xxx Flames never bothered me anyway 😉 . I have been listeing to too many Frozen parodies today
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Excellent writing, Daisy! Hugs! ❤
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T Y Babs – hugs are defo welcome on my side x
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More…. HUGS!!!<3
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I love how deep and honest your writing is. I feel like everyone feels trapped sometimes.
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Thanks for reading. One of those days….. 🙂 xxx
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Nice one…………….
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T Y 🙂
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