Mental illness is not a personal failure
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I'm struggling with mental health problems. It has built up over the last few years and five weeks ago I pulled the ripcord and went to the doctor, who put me on sick leave straight away.
Today was the first good day I've had since then. I went for a long walk with a friend and then my mum told me that I had practically grown up without a father, although he was always there. This sentence made me suddenly realise that I am a better father than I had previously thought.
The doubts aren't completely gone, but I'm confident that I'll get it together. Also because I have an appointment with my psychiatrist in about a month.
I will continue to try to go for a walk at least once a week for a few kilometres as I notice that this does me good in the long term. I'm also really enjoying working on the website. Probably because I have no pressure from outside.
I hope this doesn't bore you, because it's also good for me to write it out.