People should not have to become a case for prioritising Mental Health

"People should not have to become a case for prioritising Mental Health"

I read a post on LinkedIn today, about a person losing a friend to Heart Attack. The Heart Attack could be traced back to the stress caused by the number of hours the person had to work everyday to meet the requirements of their role. There was a comment in that post where another person shared her experience of having suffered from a heart attack due to work related stress and how a timely CPR gave her a second chance at life. In her second life she knew to draw boundaries, so that she didn't have to pay for her work place demands with her life.

It made me wonder, while some people are fortunate enough to have warnings about the consequences of not prioritising Mental Health, others pay with their life to become a perspective shifter for others. I thought to myself - "People should not have to become a case for prioritising Mental Health"

As each day I delve deeper into understanding the nuances of Mental Health and its importance, I'm only further convinced of the importance of talking about it. One shift in perspective, can save lives... that's enough reason for us to continue doing what we're doing.

I'm sharing a screenshot of a Google search I made to really understand the fatality due to work related stress. I'll leave you with it and let you decide where you want to draw your boundaries(if you haven't already).

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