6th January 25
Messages
I would class myself as a people person. I love meeting people for a catch up. To do this means these days to message someone through WhatsApp, text or social media platforms.
I am a person who would prefer to talk to someone face to face or on the phone rather than sending messages through WhatsApp or text. This is probably because I am dyslexic and writing is a struggle.
Also I am much better texting someone directly rather than within a group setting. You have to get me on a really good day to message to a group of people.
In 2016 when I started my mental health journey I learnt quite a lot about myself. I learnt things that trigger my decline mentally. One of those triggers is I stop communicating to anyone.
I frequently get messages on my phone from friends and family. Generally I do try to answer but I am rubbish at it at the best of times. Recently though I had stopped messaging anyone pretty much most of the time. This alerted me as something being wrong.
I am aware I have been ignoring messages. It has nothing to do with the person messaging – it has everything to do with how I am coping with things mentally. This is another reason why I am on this journey again – hopefully it will force me to snap out of it.
I am determined to try to answer my messages from now on. I can’t guarantee it will work all the time but I will try.
