For my final intervention project I decided to do it on Mental Health awareness. I decided to go with this project because I wanted to let those know who are struggling that they aren’t alone. In my personal opinion I feel like mental health awareness is such a big topic to discuss. I feel like many people don’t see it as a big issue when in reality it is. Many individuals everyday are struggling with it even though they don’t talk about it. I feel as a society if we talked about it more in schools and everywhere. People wouldn’t feel so alone they would feel as if they could get help. I also created this poster and put it as my profile picture on Instagram. I wanted to do this because I wanted to show that no matter what even if we don’t personally know each other in real life, they still matter. Especially since it is May, which is known to be mental health awareness month. I want people to become more aware of this issue.
In my personal experience dealing with anxiety it isn’t easy, I have some days that are extremely hard but I always push through. I realized that I wasn’t the only one struggling with mental health. I had my grandma and my best friend who struggles with mental health on a daily basis. It made me want to understand them more and get upset that others judge them for it, when it’s out of their control. Which is a common misconception with society overall. I have also seen celebrity Selena Gomez that has helped me in this project we’re she’s constantly talking about mental health in her Instagram posts and sharing how she deals with it. I find it shocking
that such a celebrity with her platform is able to discuss her struggles. You can really tell how genuine she is when she speaks about it. The quote that helped me with this project is the book by Kimberly Drew she states “ I knew the power of representation and tried to leverage the image in a way that felt authentic.” I found this quote interesting because people’s identity is important and seeing others be proud of who they are. Another quote I found helpful by Kimberly Drew she states “we don’t have to be at the end of our careers to uplift others; we must uplift one another along the way if we are to survive.” I feel like this quote really in some way can incorporate it into mental illness because as a society if we don’t help those we are mentally struggling then we aren’t doing enough. We need to help one another, it might not be you who are struggling but it could be someone you know who is or you might not even know because they are too afraid to speak up. For personal reasons my friend didn’t feel comfortable enough to talk on camera. He wasn’t comfortable enough to say specifically what he struggles with and didn’t want his name out there. So we decided to do voice memos instead where he talks about his life and his condition. I decided to create a YouTube video where there are subtitles and you can hear and listen to what the questions are and the answers to them. I want people to see this video and feel like it’s okay that they aren’t alone. That they can ask for help and not feel ashamed for it. I put the link in my Instagram bio so people could watch the video and give feedback.
Interview link:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/395224
https://www.womenshealth.gov/blog/mental-health-stigma
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcast-interviews
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