11 Mental Health Day tweets with important messages
Mental Health Day happens once a year, and is a great way of raising awareness of mental health and mental illnesses. It's important, though, that the awareness and the messages present on Mental Health Day don't get lost on the other days of the year.
We've picked some tweets that are useful reminders on how we might view our own mental health and that of others - saved here so you can look again whenever is useful.
#WorldMentalHealthDay: We want to prevent mental illness, intervene early & support recovery across the life course pic.twitter.com/QW7HFKVF1i
— PublicHealthEngland (@PHE_uk) October 10, 2016
your mental illness
doesn't define you
doesn't make you weak
doesn't make you crazy
doesn't make you a burden#WorldMentalHealthDay
— Spread the Love (@Spreading_L0ve) October 10, 2016
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Depression can happen to anybody. #LetsTalk: Never be afraid to ask for help https://t.co/XJ8aXTaByw pic.twitter.com/UTQp3m3aRn— WHO (@WHO) October 10, 2016
Your relationship with yourself is the longest you will ever have, always make time for you. #WorldMentalHealthDay
— Teagan Robinson (@TeaganDRobinson) October 10, 2016
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, remember: every brain is different, just as every body is. You are wonderful, and you are not alone! pic.twitter.com/s0yt2LMWy3
— British GLAMOUR (@GlamourMagUK) October 10, 2016
These work for me - I hope they work for you. The most important thing is to keep talking about mental health! #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD16 pic.twitter.com/2HouXxi11T
— Ben McGrail (@Ben_McGrail) October 10, 2016
Just because someone doesn't look like they're struggling, doesn't mean they're not. Be kind to people always #WorldMentalHealthDay ✨
— soph (@soph_margaret) October 10, 2016
#WorldMentalHealthDay My favourite representation of how friends help friends with #depression pic.twitter.com/Jv4mx9EQHq
— Nina Seale (@hirundonova) October 10, 2016
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay , I founded FiN a few years back. It works, please use it! https://t.co/iBRhlh8w7X
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) October 10, 2016
Illustrator perfectly captures the everyday anxieties we all deal with #WorldMentalHealthDay https://t.co/haQWKqtkaC pic.twitter.com/fCC4dgVwig
— Stylist Magazine (@StylistMagazine) October 10, 2016
Remember the first step to recovery is talking. Things CAN get better 🙏❤️Broken minds are no different to broken bones #WorldMentalHealthDay pic.twitter.com/zihep675Sb
— Deano Boroczky (@DeanomusicUK) October 10, 2016
To find out more about World Mental Health Day you can visit the Mental Health Foundation website or the World Federation for Mental Health website.
Mind is also a brilliant resource for help with and information about mental health.
If you are worried about your own mental health it is important to talk to someone, whether that be a friend, a family member, or a health professional. You can also talk to Samaritans.
This post was written by Holly Newson
