In my experience, mental health has to come from within, the human condition is extraordinarily complex, it's kind of absurd to think that a stranger will evaluate someone at what amounts to a snapshot in their life and be able to give them what they need to turn things around. Putting your mental health into someone elses hands is playing roullette with your most valuable resource.
Happiness is largely centered on our personal relationships and our ability to create positive change in our lives. Step one in a mental health journey should always be to eat healthy and be fit, a healthy body is required for a healthy mind and positive results can be had within months, which is relatively quick and gives you momentum going ahead. Mental health isn't a switch that can be flicked on, its a long arduous process that requires a great deal of self education and reflection. It's a fine line to walk, you have to be hard enough on yourself to recognize your faults and where you can change, while still loving yourself enough to believe you are worth the effort and can do it.
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