The Health Hub

  Mental health has no age limit. Here's why seeking support isn't weakness, and why you don't have to suffer silently. Dear Readers, Can we talk about something we have made unnecessarily complicated? Asking for help. Not help with a flat tire. Not help carrying groceries. Not help fixing the Wi-Fi when it decides to disappear precisely when you need it most. I mean emotional help. The kind where you finally admit: “I am not doing very well.” And perhaps the hardest part is not admitting it to yourself. It is wondering what everyone else will think. “What will people say?” “Will they think I am weak?” “What if someone judges me?” “I am too old for this.” “I should be able to handle it myself.” “People my age don't go to therapists.” Dear readers, let's gently put those sentences down. You are not too young. You are not too old. You are not too successful. You are not too educated. You are not too religious. You are not too strong. And you are certainly not too old ...