Check On Your Friends, Some of Us Are NOT Okay | Praise Podcast

We see the meme “check on your friends, some of us are not okay” often. But in light of recent events, there may be some truth to it. Tune in for tips! 🎧

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:06 We see the meme, check on your friends, some of us are not okay, often.

00:00:07 --> 00:00:11 But in light of recent events, there may be some truth to it.

00:00:12 --> 00:00:13 Tune in for tips.

00:00:16 --> 00:00:16 Hello,

00:00:17 --> 00:00:19 and welcome to Momo 634,

00:00:19 --> 00:00:24 the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:25 --> 00:00:27 Please like, share, and subscribe.

00:00:29 --> 00:00:49 It's meant to be humorous,

00:00:49 --> 00:00:54 but the meme referenced at the top of the episode may well be accurate.

00:00:54 --> 00:00:57 given the events of the last several days.

00:00:58 --> 00:01:00 I'm going to touch on a few of these themes,

00:01:01 --> 00:01:06 so please consider this a content warning if triggered by these issues.

00:01:09 --> 00:01:15 Today is the 24th anniversary of the tragic terrorist acts of

00:01:15 --> 00:01:16 September 11th.

00:01:18 --> 00:01:22 The images from that fateful day have been playing on loop.

00:01:24 --> 00:01:28 The stories praising the courage of our first responders and

00:01:28 --> 00:01:30 complete strangers in

00:01:30 --> 00:01:34 the face of the unthinkable are played out on social media on repeat,

00:01:36 --> 00:01:40 as are the dark themes of people still struggling from that day

00:01:40 --> 00:01:41 and those who are

00:01:42 --> 00:01:46 still succumbing to illnesses spawning from that terrible day.

00:01:48 --> 00:01:48 This,

00:01:48 --> 00:01:52 just a day after seeing images of a young man,

00:01:53 --> 00:01:53 Charlie Kirk,

00:01:54 --> 00:01:59 gunned down in the prime of his life with his wife,

00:02:00 --> 00:02:01 two children,

00:02:01 --> 00:02:06 and a campus full of college students witnessing the carnage.

00:02:08 --> 00:02:08 As well,

00:02:09 --> 00:02:12 we are still processing the surveillance video footage of the

00:02:12 --> 00:02:14 brutal attack on a

00:02:14 --> 00:02:16 young woman in public,

00:02:16 --> 00:02:18 with witnesses just standing by,

00:02:19 --> 00:02:24 all at the hands of a chronically mentally ill man.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:30 The last one is the one I'll have to return to and process with

00:02:30 --> 00:02:31 you in depth

00:02:31 --> 00:02:31 because,

00:02:32 --> 00:02:36 as we've discussed in other episodes recently in this Suicide

00:02:36 --> 00:02:37 Prevention Month,

00:02:38 --> 00:02:43 the mental health system in this country is insufficient to

00:02:43 --> 00:02:44 meet the need.

00:02:45 --> 00:02:49 It has been so over the course of a number of administrations

00:02:50 --> 00:02:51 and not adequately

00:02:51 --> 00:02:54 addressed by either of the major political parties.

00:02:56 --> 00:03:01 whereas the actions of the killers are deeply disturbing and wrong.

00:03:02 --> 00:03:07 The demonization and stigmatization of mental illness as a whole,

00:03:07 --> 00:03:12 particularly in complex diagnoses such as schizophrenia,

00:03:13 --> 00:03:17 are hard not to take personally and internalize with terms like

00:03:17 --> 00:03:18 monster and evil

00:03:19 --> 00:03:22 used for a person with an illness,

00:03:23 --> 00:03:27 one that it appears people knew about but did not address.

00:03:29 --> 00:03:32 It's times like these I miss Mr. Rogers the most.

00:03:33 --> 00:03:37 He always had advice on how to have the hard conversations with

00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 our friends about

00:03:39 --> 00:03:40 these difficulties.

00:03:41 --> 00:03:43 Check in with a call or a text.

00:03:44 --> 00:03:48 Try a simple, I was thinking about you.

00:03:48 --> 00:03:49 How are you?

00:03:50 --> 00:03:52 This is conversational in tone,

00:03:53 --> 00:03:55 provides an opportunity for opening up,

00:03:56 --> 00:04:01 and lets the person know someone cares and has them on their

00:04:01 --> 00:04:02 heart and mind.

00:04:04 --> 00:04:06 It's easy to isolate during mood struggles.

00:04:07 --> 00:04:12 Offer to meet up at the park or for coffee and take on the onus

00:04:12 --> 00:04:14 of transportation yourself.

00:04:15 --> 00:04:19 It's hard to work up the effort and enthusiasm during

00:04:19 --> 00:04:20 depressive episodes,

00:04:21 --> 00:04:25 but a change of scenery is often helpful for the person.

00:04:26 --> 00:04:28 Or just be there.

00:04:29 --> 00:04:31 Sometimes words aren't necessary.

00:04:32 --> 00:04:34 Just your presence is helpful.

00:04:36 --> 00:04:37 offer to get groceries,

00:04:38 --> 00:04:39 run errands,

00:04:39 --> 00:04:40 do small tasks,

00:04:41 --> 00:04:43 or watch the kid while a friend naps.

00:04:44 --> 00:04:47 All of these can make a huge impact.

00:04:49 --> 00:04:53 God designed us as social creatures when we esteem others

00:04:54 --> 00:04:55 better than ourselves,

00:04:56 --> 00:04:58 bear one another's burdens,

00:04:59 --> 00:05:02 and rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.

00:05:03 --> 00:05:06 We show the love of Christ.

00:05:07 --> 00:05:12 Additionally, be praying for your friends and even with them.

00:05:13 --> 00:05:21 These are dark days, but Christ the Son, S-O-N, always shines.

00:05:22 --> 00:05:24 He is our greatest strength and hope.

00:05:26 --> 00:05:27 In the days after 9-11,

00:05:27 --> 00:05:33 the community spirit and reliance on God gave us the ability to

00:05:33 --> 00:05:34 get through them,

00:05:35 --> 00:05:37 and it can help us now.

00:05:38 --> 00:05:41 What are some ways you can think of to check in with friends in

00:05:41 --> 00:05:42 a meaningful way?

00:05:44 --> 00:05:45 Chime in below.

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