From the beginning of my diagnosis of testicular cancer, I was 100% open and honest with my battle through surgery, chemotherapy, and remission on my blog, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor. However, it took me a little bit longer to be transparent about my mental health struggles.
Eventually, I realized that my cancer story included this mental health journey, and I needed to share it all. If I could sack up and share that my sack was a bit lighter now, sharing this battle should have been an easy transition to share this side of things, as well.
I decided to write a post about asking for help and a few follow up pieces about my progress with the antidepressants. My main goal was that by sharing that I went on antidepressants, others will find that it’s ok to ask for this type of help.
I compare it to needing chemo for cancer or a cast for a broken arm. You wouldn’t say no to either of those, but why are people hesitant to try medication for mental health? In my opinion, it is foolish to suffer due to the stigma that if you need medicine to help be happy, something is wrong with you.
I had taken on quite a public stance on testicular cancer and raising awareness about how to detect it early, and this became another barrier I worked to break down.
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