I struggle with my mental health and I’m receiving professional support currently. I come from a large family and have 4 siblings. I’m the only one who has a diagnosis to my knowledge; however, I have a sister who has definitely experienced depression and received counselling. According to one brother of mine, she suspects she has adhd. This brother has been open with me about his depression and has done 6 sessions of therapy. He suspects he has adhd too but won’t go for an assessment. I have another brother who has been rotting away for years. He is likely on the spectrum. My mother didn’t allow him to get assessed when he was a child. He is now 23, unemployed (and has been for years) and definitely depressed. He also has type 1 diabetes which obviously has its own mental health implications.

I know of so many others who are not getting assessed for mental health problems and neurodevelopment disorders when they should be. Consequently, they are not being treated for it or receiving support for it.

It’s no wonder we do poorly as a community in areas like employment.

Early intervention is so important. If you are reading this and suspect you have a mental health problem or neurodevelopmental disorder, please seek help. There is help out there. If you want to seek help from a sheikh or similar, please do it in conjunction with a professional. ❤️