For as long as we can remember, mental health has been a sensitive subject. Generations have tip-toed around the issue for long enough that stigmas have formed, often creating an uncomfortable environment for individuals experiencing mental illnesses. Today, mental health advocates everywhere turned to Twitter to #EndTheStigma and speak up on behalf of everyone's struggles.
Alongside #EndTheStigma, individuals adding #BellLetsTalk to their tweet are doing so for a reason. Today, January 29, Bell Let's Talk is donating 5 cents toward Canadian mental health initiatives for every tweet and retweet with the hashtag.
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Cancer ✅ Diabetes ✅ Heart disease ✅ Anxiety ❓ Depression ❓ All medically-recognized. Not all socially accepte… https://t.co/dQi5UQ19gg— GC Mental Health | Santé Mentale GC (@GC Mental Health | Santé Mentale GC) 1580303112.0
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I have come down some very dark paths to arrive where I am today. Silence can be deadly, there is no need to suffer… https://t.co/pyVBMRkeqd— Neil Before Zod™ (@Neil Before Zod™) 1580297666.0
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suffering from a mental illness does not make you crazy suffering from a mental illness does now make you weak… https://t.co/mpSXRwYBsJ— not soha (@not soha) 1580275117.0
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I see a psychologist a few times every year just for a mental checkup. Let's end the stigma surrounding mental heal… https://t.co/6wtyMKHju5— Nic (Tetra Ninja) (@Nic (Tetra Ninja)) 1580311987.0
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Mr. Rogers said it perfectly! #BellLetsTalk #EndTheStigma https://t.co/bZp4CkO7zg— Heather 🇨🇦 (@Heather 🇨🇦) 1580273375.0
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#BellLetsTalk Day is about building awareness, acceptance and action in mental health. It’s OKAY to not be okay. Re… https://t.co/h7gV2RZ3fo— Will Knudson (@Will Knudson) 1580303647.0
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Recently a dear, dear friend lost her child to mental illness. Won't you reach out, talk, listen - a kind word or g… https://t.co/Oz3Pp4eCwj— jennifer (@jennifer) 1580305473.0
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My anxiety has been kicking my ass for the last couple of months. I have just gotten my prescription upped and am… https://t.co/mxNeFMYJpW— Catcher of the Rye 🇨🇦 (@Catcher of the Rye 🇨🇦) 1580304226.0
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#BellLetsTalk because there is so much more to life than what we’re feeling right now. mental health affects more p… https://t.co/W3gHFYyVqe— ❥ (@❥) 1580276616.0
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I got this little guy for my #Mentalhealth and he (Oscar) has made a big difference! #BellLetsTalk #EndTheStigma https://t.co/aYMHUxp8Al— Kristina Rentz (@Kristina Rentz) 1580301744.0
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Let's talk about therapy the same way we talk about going to the gym. Going to a counselor or therapist when you're… https://t.co/wB1wPS2n6K— Kacey Leslie (@Kacey Leslie) 1580298368.0
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that’s not to say I don’t have bad days. I have them, quite a bit sometimes. But I also have a support system. Dep… https://t.co/GhnUialYoh— Hunter Horenstein (@Hunter Horenstein) 1580319125.0
Conversations like this — honest, public discussion — are what make positive impacts on our world. There is a community of people who understand, care, and are ready to speak up for themselves and those around them.
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline — 1-800-273-8255
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