It isn’t Twitter or Instagram that make me able to cope with mental health problems. It’s people, and the technology just brings them closer.
GETTY.
Before I had a smartphone, I could barely leave the house alone. In the past few years, I have endured major surgery recovery, bereavement and being hit by a car at 40mph – all thanks to the friends in my pocket.
Young, vulnerable people struggle with their mental health. Older people like me do, too. Sometimes it gets too much, and the support available isn’t enough, and people take their own lives. It’s horrible, and it’s sad, and I understand friends and family getting angry and looking for someone or something to blame. However, it feels like a kick in the gut when apps that I use to talk to my friends of all ages, that help my mood and make me want to keep going, are blamed for the deaths of young people.
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