“Oh no! I don’t have enough money for luxuries.”
Now suppose, unfortunately, one of these people get in an accident and
break their leg. What do you think will the person do? It’s simple. They will
go to the doctor, pay the heavy fees for consultation and for the cast for
their leg, and do as the doctor advises them to do. Pretty ordinary right? That’s
what anybody would do. Let’s take another example from the group of these people.
One of them is diagnosed with cancer. Now what would the person do? Obviously,
they will do anything they can do save their life and become healthy again. They’ll
find the money from somewhere and pay for the cancer treatment which, believe you
me, costs a fortune. Now suddenly why did they have the money? In both the
cases, they shouldn’t have the sufficient amount of money to pay for their
treatment. But they did pay. Why? Because they want to be and seem healthy,
physically at least.
Now let’s consider a person who harms themselves. They make a cut on
their arm. You see the cut and immediately tend to the wound. You scold them
for what they have done and to never repeat it. It is a bad thing. You shouldn’t
physically harm yourself, intentionally more so. But did anybody think about
the reason why the person did the act? Turns out the person suffers from a
mental illness that gives them so much pain mentally that they have to tear
themselves apart physically to feel relieved. They want the pain to come out of
their bodies and this way seems to be the only one that works. Now it may sound
crazy, but this is a real disease. There comes a point when you can’t deal with
the mental strain and you want the pain to go away by any means possible. This happens
mostly because the mental strain isn’t taken out by appropriate and harmless
means.
Now normally, the person should go to a psychologist and psychiatrist
for treatment but they don’t. Why? Because they think it’s a waste of money. It’s
a luxury. Why should they have to pay anything just to regularly talk to and consult
a doctor and take medicines that show no physical effect? But they don’t understand
that the mental strain they have isn’t normal strain. It’s an illness. Over time,
if untreated, it will keep getting worse. Today it’s just a cut on the arm,
later that may turn into suicide attempts. Now do you still think that mental
illness treatment is a luxury? Of course it isn’t. it’s a necessity to treat
mental illnesses as a priority just like any physical illness. It’s not a
luxury.
You think you are saving money for the future, but what future do you
have if you aren’t healthy? Both physical and mental health hold equal
importance. You can’t run a marathon if you injure your leg. At the same time, you can’t lift a spoon if
you are mentally ill. How will you perform daily tasks if they are too much for
you, mentally? They tire you out so much you can’t do anything else. You can’t
fight mental illness without help. So reach out. Go to the doctor. Save your
future. Don’t wait to see it crash down in front of you forever. It will happen
if you don’t reach out. Of this, I can guarantee. Don’t make mental health your
least priority. Make it your foremost priority. If you are mentally healthy,
only then can you fight physical illnesses. That’s the reality.
There will be no future for the money you are saving by not going to the
doctor. Spend today, save tomorrow. Don’t be afraid. Those who have gone
through this will understand what I’m trying to explain. Consult before it’s
too late. Save yourself and the people around you.
Be your own savior.
