Before it Breaks out: short film and the importance of talking

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I had several blogposts planned for today, believe it or not, but this film (linking because my blog is acting up Youtubewise)  is so good, and so important, that I decided to post it instead. David's college friend made it and not only is it a cool film (spot the cute boy with the Electric Picnic wristband), but it's got a really important message of, well...talking. Mental health is important. Really important. Talking is really important. I once saw a quote from a comedian about mental health, her basic message being: no one is blamed for cancer. No one gets slagged off for broken bones. We rarely keep illness to ourselves -- so why should we keep feeling low, angry or sad to ourselves? It's our brains feeling ill, and talking is the bed rest and Berocca of mental health. It's something I've learned lately, no matter how hard it is to do: talk. Talk and talk and let it out and talk. Don't let it build up in your head until your thoughts are tangled all over the place because it never ends well. Yeah, it's hard. You'll probably wreck peoples heads, people will probably knock you down but you have to keep trying and keep talking! No one wants to be stuck on a bridge screaming their head off. 

There's one of the first of some mental health posts. Because shit's important. It's a minute long, do watch.

Love love x