𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗞𝗦𝗬𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗔 𝗕𝗔 𝗞𝗔𝗚 𝗞𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗔?

I have written this at the height of tropical cyclone Hinnamnor that brought waves up to four meters shaking our head while on our way here in Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon), 14 days ago. We were studying at that time (as usual), some are loudly intertaining themselves to lessen the boredom, making funny lines out of nowhere. Suddenly the ship swayed at its highest imbalance like a viking in a carnival. Everyone turned silent, no words uttered, but a resemblance of worriness began to draw in each face. After a while, everything back to normal. Our worry has nothing to do because we all knew that the waves are beyond our control. 

𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰

Looking from the circular window from the deck to the vast West Philippine Sea, ( 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 SCS, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮) a not so deep thoughts came out from my little mind. Two years ago, the government urged the public to be vaccinated against corona virus. Terrified people stood in lines for many hours at a time to be vaccinated. The source of excitement? 3.9 million people infected with coronavirus and 62.3k died. 

Now I never heard announcement that warns against emotional sickness- an illness where 3.6 million Filipino people is affected. That is 3.1% of the entire population. Worse than covid for it kills eight million lives every year worldwide who have nervous breakdown- induced by worry and emotional conflict. It is a silent pandemic that silently killing the weak and vulnerable in their emotions. 

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿

As the world is going through on its advancement, our level of worriness is also advancing to the nth level that resulted to sleepless nights, lack of food appetite, unable to rest and obssession to work in order to meet deadlines, pass the exams, earn to pay the bills, pay parents' medicine, and easily got stressed on heavy traffic, increasing prices of everything, bad weather, et cetera. These caused our minds unstable, uneasy, and always worried. Without noticing that it becomes our new normal reaction. 

We view our present situation in a more complex perspective. We never lived one day at a time instead we look our future as a one big load. We gave much care on the opinions of others concerning the '𝘈𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘣𝘢?' thoughts seconded with our 'musts', shoulds, and worrisome 'what ifs'. We are pushed and pressured by our own designed high standards.

𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿

Unknowingly, we become emotionally pained and broken that needs healing but rather we prefer to talk to no one, stay in a room, all dark, cover our face with blanket, and wish not for the solution but to end all life miseries.

I'm Eric not a doctor but i'm telling you that worry also needs cure. If not, it will end us anxious, stressed, and depressed. It darkens your skin, shrug your cheeks, draw parallels on your forehead, loose your hair like me which caused my alopecia before had I was not able to manage my worry. In short, it will make you older. Your constant headache, tooth cavities, your stomach ulcer, diabetes; blame it all to your worry, for it is much powerful that it can even bring you early to grave.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼

When we got bruised or when our bones are fractured, we apply for a hospital leave, but why it becomes a taboo when we do absent for the healing of our mental and emotional health?

Who knows who might be the next victim of worry or emotional ill? Actually none because whoever looks strong are yet so weak in their emotions. It  mayhap your  workmate, classmate or your love ones. 

Cảm ơn bạn và sống lâu!