Mental Health: 7 Instagram Accounts That Talk About It

Mental health
These 7 Instagram accounts speak openly about mental health problems

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Perfect looks, perfect furnishings, perfect food: perfect life? The seemingly Instagram world can really pull your self-confidence. But more and more accounts are countering this and writing about mental health and mental illness.

A very nice trend can recently be observed on Instagram: There are more and more accounts devoted to the topic of mental health. Why is that so important? This gives people a face to mental illnesses and destigmatizes them.

The result is a great community that exchanges ideas; those affected feel less alone with their thoughts. Nevertheless: These seven accounts cannot replace professional help and therapy. They only provide a first point of reference and first aid for those affected and their relatives.

Important note for those affected:
Do you suffer from depression, have thoughts of suicide or do you know someone who has voiced them before? The telephone counseling offers help. It is anonymous, free and available around the clock at 0800/1110111 and 0800/1110222.
A list of nationwide aid agencies can be found on the website of the German Society for Suicide Prevention.

1. The Depression Chronicles: Education and Tips for Depression

Author Shelly-Ann Shaw explains on the_depression_chronicles11 about the different forms of depression and provides valuable help for those affected and their families. Each post is devoted to a special topic in a loving way.

For example, the blogger gives tips on how to deal with depressed men and anxiety patients or lets those affected have a say and tell what they have learned from their illness. Some content also helps sufferers to better understand their depression and themselves.

2. Freunde fürs Leben e.V .: destigmatization of mental illnesses

Diana Doko and Gerald Schömbs founded the registered association "Freund fürs Leben" over 19 years ago. Their goal: to educate and de-stigmatize about depression, mental health and suicide in order to take away the fear of talking about their illness. They have been continuing this great work on their Instagram channel @freundefuerslebenev since 2016.

3. Anke Glaßmeyer: Psychological online counseling

As a professional psychotherapist, Anke Glaßmeyer provides information about various therapy options on her Instagram channel @diepsychotherapeutin. Under the hashtag "therapiesecrets" she shares experiences from her everyday life as a therapist or gives tips for those affected in dealing with their illness.

4. Mental Health Crowd: Make mental illnesses visible

On @mentalhealthcrowd Dominique speaks openly about her borderline illness and shares important information for other sufferers. As the official Mental Health Advocate, she also has Germany's first Mental Health Café "Berg & Mental" opens in Munich.

5. Gina: Living with Depression and Eating Disorders

For several years, Gina has been giving intimate insights into her life with depression and eating disorders on Instagram (@ gini.eat.world). She speaks openly about her illnesses, her low points, what moves her and what has helped her. A great example that other sufferers can see that they are not alone with their problems and can exchange ideas in the comments.

6. Anna: Mental health packed in lyrical form

One sinks into Anna's texts. The student who lives in Berlin writes beautiful poems on @annabridfiedler about her life, but also about mental health. In doing so, she manages to bring psychological problems concisely to the point in lyrical short texts.

7. Charlotte: The struggle with your own body

Charlotte currently lives and studies in Bremen. She writes on Instagram @charliecarlsson about everyday thoughts and mental health. One intimate problem in particular has recently met with a lot of encouragement: your difficult love triangle with yourself, your body and food – a big problem that affects many people.

Charlotte represents an important message that everyone should stick to the fridge: "Food is your friend, not your enemy."

Sources used:Instagram

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