World Mental Health Day is commemorated on October 10.
Cape Town- World Mental Health day is fast approaching and the South African Depression and Anxiety Group is well underway with creating awareness about this and trying to break stigmas attached to it.Sadag development manager Fatima Seedat said it is very important to share mental health information and create awareness because the more knowledge you have the better you understand your mental health and will know when and where to reach out for help.
Helping create awareness through his own experiences and illness Henry Cock is on a mission to create awareness by breaking the Men’s Guinness World Record for Sadag. Today Cock will officially break the Men’s Record for the most consecutive half marathons, which currently stands at 75.In 2019, Cock started seeing a therapist. After months of therapy, he got the courage to take medication and admit to the people he cared about the most that he suffered from anxiety.
“My message to people suffering from mental illness is don’t be afraid to own it, get support and don’t be afraid to ask for help. Help is important and you will be surprised by the amount of people out there that are willing to help and willing to listen but you just need to be brave enough to take that first step and acknowledge it and let people know you need that help. I’d like to see people be more open about mental health.
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