Yes, it’s important to make time to tend to yourself 
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Thanks for the awareness and the Vulnerability @rickyxolson.
You and the rest of the guys with your music have really Helped me with my depression and Anxiety. 
The last Couple years have been really hard with me Losing My Best friend in 2018 from a Brain Aneurysm 3 days before Christmas, Then 2019 My Dad Passes a month after seeing you guys in Concert and then to top it off in 2020 I was diagnosed with Stage4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. I seriously feel like I’m being punished because it’s been 3 years and things aren’t getting better. It’s just my mom and I we have No other family to Help out!! All my so Called friends have deserted me and I feel alone and that every body hates me. I just want to feel normal and be Happy again. 
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I needed this. Thank you Ricky
Honesty I really really needed this today, it’s been a shitty one and a half month period of multiple very shitty things piling up one by one including the death of my very narcissistic, neglectful and selfish mother.
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I’ve been fighting against my anxiety disorder, my depression and the self-injurious behavior that has arisen from it for as long as I can remember…and if you’re only the fifth wheel in the family, it doesn’t make it any better…rather in the opposite I’ve been in therapy for a while and have been taking antidepressants for years as well. but what really helps me a lot is music… of course also that of MIW! the first step is always to ask for help or talk about it! Also thank you Rick for your openness and for the fantastic music which is like medicine for me and I’m sure many others too
Its what makes us human. Encouraging and very wise of you for sharing, so thank you!
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You’re the best, Ricky =
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When I was growing up mental health was not discussed! You just had to get on with your life regardless of how you felt! During the last couple of years, I have sort grief counselling due to my Dad’s passing, and am much more aware of other people’s therapy and support. Thank you for sharing Ricky and please take care💜
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definitely needed this, I haven’t heard of them before until today. I never really open up about anything but I finally felt like giving it a try. Love and appreciate you Ricky
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Thank you for opening up. I love you!
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I’m sorry to hear you’re going through a rough patch. I know we don’t know each other particularly well even after many years of crossing paths but I always felt we got along well and you were always so welcoming when we did meet, which whilst I didn’t vocalise it, did mean a lot. So should you ever wish to reach out to talk to a familiar face to get things off your chest, I will always lend an ear to listen. I hope you find some comfort in your current therapy and know you’re are never alone in needing extra help from time to time. I wish you all the best, Ricky. Do take care of yourself.
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I definitely need to be reminded of this. I’m doing work as a content moderator and these past few days have been very rough in regards to graphic/disturbing content. The point of the job is to keep people safe on the platform, which I’m happy to do, but seeing a bunch of back-to-back gore and shocking images really got to me this time. I tend to have a hard time reaching out for help because I don’t want to seem like a burden, or made to feel like what I go through isn’t significant because there are people who are going through worse. Thank you for sharing.
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Doing better now that my seasonal job is over but waa dealing with some pretty bad anxiety that really came outta no where for me. Luckily my job has therapy/mental health help options and I was able to get some help, but it was hard because where i worked was very isolated with no cell signal and very limited wifi. I was also glad i knew about heartsupport. Although i didnt use them much, knowing it was another resource was nice. So, here’s to continuing working on ourselves and supporting others.
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This was definitely perfect timing, I am struggling and have lost motivation and hope for myself, I feel like my mind has given up on me and that I am just here, not worthy of anything
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Thankyou:heart:
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And words like these are one of the many reasons why I love Ricky so, so much
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I can’t remember the last time I was happy, liek really happy and not just fake smiling though the pain. And I don’t know how to make that feeling go away
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