Now I'll keep this post short as I want to share someone else's blog post. We met via Twitter a long time ago. I can't remember how we came to meet but I'm glad we did. Remember my post: Journey to the Light back in February this year? If not just click the link. It was her blog I wrote a guest post for.
She's lovely, very honest and humble. She runs her own mental health business, support groups, runs training courses and she has her own battles with mental health. I've watched her grow, come out of her shell and inspire others. One of the things she does from time to time is vent. She was frustrated with the service her mental health team was giving her when she created the hashtag #DearMentalHealthProfessionals. Here's what happened:
http://beautyfrompainblog.com/2013/09/21/dearmentalhealthprofessionals-a-summary/
I'm honoured to have contributed. Me and Amanda both agree that it's needs to go further than Twitter. It's needs to be made a reality. You can learn all the lessons you want but if you don't put what you've learnt into practice it's a waste.
I hope the hashtag is used to improve mental health services globally and that it is continued to be used as a very valuable tool. It's a voice we, as patients or professionals, aren't given during the service. It allows us to express our needs, our wishes, our hopes, our pain.
Sometimes I will hug you because thank you isn't enough
