I am running every day in January to raise money and awareness for Mind, A charity which is dedicated towards raising awareness and support for mental health issues. This is a subject we don't often speak about, maybe it's because it makes us feel uncomfortable or maybe it's because we don't know enough on the subject. We should be able to speak openly and freely without fear or hesitation because everyone will experience some sort of mental health issue in their lifetime whether it be first hand or a loved one and no one should go though it alone. 

My experience of this was with my partner, Sam. He struggled for a long time until he finally couldn't fight it anymore and the world lost a very special person. That is why I will be thinking of Sam every time I put on my running shoes this month! 

I have had a lot of advice telling me not to do this because of a recently sprained ankle and yes it is painful but I think the fact that I am doing something not terribly difficult with a physical injury that people can actually see makes it all the more relevant. A lot of people wouldn't think twice about asking someone with anxiety to go in to a bar alone and wait for them because to them it's a small thing they don't even consider to be a thing, they can't see it so they don't understand. Waiting alone in a bar with anxiety is something very difficult and yet they do anyway to please other people. So for this month I will be doing something very difficult to hopefully make a difference. It may be small but that's all it takes if we can all make that little difference.  

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