It’s sad to think that many people are really only beginning to appreciate the challenges that individuals with mental health issues face.

These issues can range from those that many of us would hardly notice, to a kind of reality that is beyond comprehension unless you’re in the eye of that particular storm.

Our own mental health should be taken as seriously as our physical wellbeing. Talking to people we know and trust is key; try never to let things fester and over power us. Few things in life are truly straightforward, but being mindful of our own mental health, and that of others, is so important.

100 Voices was published in the Hot Press Mental Health Special in conjunction with Lyons Tea and Pieta House as part of the Now We're Talking Campaign. For more please visit hotpress.com/now-were-talking/