The Keep Going Men-tality

  FOMO, FOMO, FOMO.  Fear of missing out. You hear it so often. Are you fearing on missing out the right things though?  Most often FOMO is used when referring to not wanting to miss out on big events or a night out with your friends. People will do everything in their power to make sure they dont miss out because when they do miss out it makes then unhappy. For a long time I struggled with the fear of missing out but I have realized I was fearing on missing out on things that weren’t necessary benefiting me. After a lot of visualizing on what I want my life to be, I redirected FOMO. I started to look at are the things I fear missing out on putting me closer or further from my life goals? The answer most of the time is further. I started to think, is one night out of drinking more important than waking up the next day refreshed and working toward bettering myself and pushing me a step closer to my goals. What I started to “fear” was missing out on my goals by doing all th...

 I dont know what you have gone through. You dont fully know what I have gone through. The fact is we have all been through something. Whatever that something is, dont downplay it. What is difficult for you might not be difficult for another and vise versa. Regardless of what it is, it matters. Everything will have a unique impact on the individual. Mental Health isn’t one size fits all. Just because your friend or family member went through something similar and got through it, doesnt mean what they did to get through it will work for you. Don’t feel unneeded pressure from others to cope with something they way they think you should. This isn’t to say their advice is wrong. It’s just not so black and white when it comes to dealing with your mental health. I went through a lot in my life as others have. From the end of August 2023 to June 3rd of 2024 was probably the worst span of my life in regards to my mental and physical health. When I finally started to make strides in better ...

 Dear Men,   You might be going through something right now. You might be feeling down. You might feel like the world is against you. You might feel like your worth is at an all time low. Maybe you are struggling with money. Maybe she broke your heart. Maybe you lost your job. Maybe you lost a family member Maybe you don’t even know the true root of your struggle right now. I know this sounds cliche…but you are not alone. You don’t have to battle your demons alone. You don’t need to figure everything out alone. You don’t need to bottle up all your emotions and wear the mask of someone who has it all together. You can let it out. I promise you, you can let it out. I promise you that you are stronger than you know. I promise you rock bottom isn’t permanent. I promise you that the light always returns. I promise you that it will get better. There is only one thing I ask of you and I need you do this for me… I need you to keep going. It might seem hard to do right now, but you hav...