For some people, discussing their mental health is still taboo as doing so could make them appear weak and vulnerable to others, per PsychReg.
However, with the world becoming more open to discussing such a sensitive topic, depression and anxiety may soon be a short nightmare at best. It helps that celebrities are raising awareness on discussing mental health and provide those in need of help the tools and opportunity to heal.
Popular rapper and social media celebrity Megan Thee Stallion has recently launched a digital archive of mental health resources for people to refer to.
The digital archive is now available to be visited and is open to all people who need help in their struggles.
Megan Thee Stallion Mental Health Digital Archive Details
Twitter user Shea Jordan Smith first broke the news that Megan launched a digital archive of mental health resources on Sept. 25, with them adding that the rapper is sending the link to her fans and followers.
A quick visit to her digital archive titled "Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too," showed that it has a variety of mental help resources, such as free therapy organizations, crisis hotlines, and similar resources, for people to choose from, per Lainey Gossip.
The digital archive also contains mental help resources that focus on African Americans, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+.
Interestingly, the digital archive's name, along with some of the lines featured in it, is from her song titled "Anxiety," which was inspired by her time processing the feelings she felt after her mom's death.
You may remember that Megan revealed in an interview with Buzzfeed's Rachel Brodsky in 2021 that losing both her parents separately caused the realization that she didn't know who to about the emotions she felt at the time.
Megan lost her father when she was just 15 years old, while she lost her mother to a brain tumor in 2019, per The Root. Megan's grandmother, who helped in raising her, also died soon after her mother's passing.
It was after losing her mother that she learned it was okay to want to get therapy.
"...I just started learning that it's okay to ask for help. And it's okay to want to go get therapy," Megan said to Brodsky.
Megan's song, "Anxiety," is also embedded in her digital archive for people to listen to.
Mental Health Situation In The US
Megan's digital archive couldn't come at a better time. The US has seen an increase in mental health issues since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced people to stay in their homes to avoid getting infected with it.
According to the nonprofit organization Mental Health America, over 2.5 million youths in the US have severe depression, with multiracial youth found to be "at greatest risk."
This finding is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, whose study found that 35.8% of multiracial people are most at risk of getting mental health issues. They are followed by those of caucasian descent, Hispanics, and African Americans, respectively.
Additionally, 60% of youth with major depression are not undergoing mental health treatment, while 27 million adults with a mental illness we found to be not receiving treatment for their condition.
If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, immediately contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, per the Department of Health & Human Services. Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Information given through these calls will be confidential and toll-free.
