23 mile walk Glasgow - Loch Lomand Me, Leeann Lorraine & mum

KILTWALK April 27th 2025

Good mental health is so important to lead a happy and fulfilling life.

Acting your way through life is draining and for every success I had, that feeling of joy and happiness disappeared quicker and quicker.

About 6 years ago I suffered depression for about 3-4 years having denied it initially after concerns from friends and. At work I was surprisingly fine, but outside of work with no job role to hide behind, I found it increasingly hard to be around people.

Through a program of support from a course I took and medication, learnt that it’s ok not to be ok sometimes and that I wasn’t alone on the journey I was experiencing.

I also discovered that people value honesty above everything else and the more I shared with people, despite it being pretty tough and emotional at times, the better it made me feel.

For the first time in my life, I got to properly offload the baggage from the past, the biggest part of which was confronting the person who criticised me and told me daily that I wasn’t good enough among many other nasty things. That person was ME.

Everyone’s story is unique and personal to them.

If you don’t feel yourself, then start this conversation today – Despite the voice in your head.

YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT and you are loved, so be heard.

Thanks for taking the time to read why mental health is important to me.

Cheers

Stephen