We are not alone ...

Sometimes reality hits us so dryly in the heart that we are forced to stop, take a deep breath and look around.

What happened a few days ago in a well-known mall in my city, a young man in the midst of his grief decided to leave, in other words he took his own life I was there, in the mall, when it happened and you can't imagine what that made me feel has left a deep imprint of sadness on me.

My soul hurts because I know that we all tread on that ground to spend moments of healthy enjoyment with family, with our partner, friends and sometimes with ourselves, and that we understand that silent battle like depression is very well. I've had depression.

I want to speak to you from the depths of my heart. Living here and now goes far beyond solving the day to day; it is a constant pressure that is felt in the body and in the mind. Between the power outages electricity, economic uncertainty, lack of medicines and that daily rush to survive, our nervous system gets exhausted.

To that we add this digital age where it seems that everyone is happy through a screen, making us feel that our storms are a failure, when in reality we are just humans trying to resist.

Today I'm not writing to you as another creator, to share a post with you like every day, I'm writing to you on Hive, I'm doing it as someone who walks beside you.

If today we feel overwhelmed, if we feel that the burden is too heavy and that we can't take it anymore, I want to say something with all my soul: it's okay not to be able to with everything. It's okay to get tired, but please, let's not isolate ourselves. Our life is a very precious commodity, and it's ok muho, our pain matters and we are not alone. Seeking help is the greatest act of bravery there is.

I do not know what were the reasons that led this young man to suicide, my call is to take care of our mental health and to be more empathetic. Let's not let ourselves be defeated, there is always someone who values what we do and with the impetus that we do it. Although the storm does not let us see the stars, they are in the firmament for each of us.

To you, who read to me, I ask a favor: let's be kinder. We do not know what storm the person who attends us is trying to calm down, the one who drives the transport or the one who starts with a smile. A word of encouragement, a gesture of patience or simply listening without judgment can be the lifeline for someone who feels like they are drowning inside. May empathy be our best response to such harshness.

Let this space be a refuge. I read them in the comments: if you could give a word of support or a virtual hug to someone who is having a hard time right now, what would it be? Let's heal together.

Happy Day! ... Janitze. 🌹