Maybe I’m Not Okay

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to share a short film that briefly covers the surface of a mental health battle I’ve struggled with.
The inspiration for this film comes from the daily interactions I believe we all have. Nearly every, “Hey, how are ya?” is met with a, “I’m doing fine. And you?” All the while, a fair amount of us are not doing fine.
For my own mental health, I largely ignored it for the vast majority of my life. It wasn’t an intentional decision, just more of something I picked up being around others. I saw other people smiling and waving, so I thought that was the thing to do. I never thought to ignore the emotions that were deeper, simply because not many people even acknowledged that deeper emotions existed.
I don’t think we are intentionally hiding from people or our emotions, we just might not be allowing ourselves the time to analyze them. Not everyone you run into needs to know your every thought, nor should every person be trusted with that intimate knowledge.
But I do think you owe it to yourself for you to know your own emotions. Awareness of where you are emotionally is definitely not some magic cure, but I think it’s the first step in the right direction.
Talk with your people, your family, your community. You are cared for. You are loved. ✌🏻
Also, if this message resonated with you, and you don’t have people to reach out to, I am available and willing to listen.
Big shoutout to my support system, which is far too large to name everyone. I truly don’t know where I would be without all of you.
Shot on Fuji X-H2s in 6k Open Gate H.265 360mbps FLOG2
Graded with Dehancer and Phantom Luts
Track is "Always Remember" by Bytheway-May
Licensed through Musicbed: MB01N6G8PSOPHYN
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