what does simply human |صرف انسان mean to me?
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welcome friends!
my name is aminah syed, founder of the writing collective, simply human | صرف انسان
I created Simply Human with the desire to create a digital space where people can share their most vulnerable selves. We are basically the perfect love child of a mental health blog and a poetic writing collective.
The conception of this project is a story best told by the context of my personal trauma and struggles with mental health.
As someone who spent years looking for the approval of others, I became all too accustomed to tuning out the true melodies of my heart. These patterns of constantly putting myself second to the voices of others inadvertently led to the development of my mental health conditions.
All my years of people-pleasing and self degradation finally came to the surface on a hospital bed
at 11PM
on a day
in February of this year.
Wow, that feels weird to even say out loud. Yes, I was hospitalized in a psychiatric unit for attempting to take my life. I say this with a heavy heart but with a relieved soul.
Suicide is a really heavy topic, so I want to tread carefully when it comes to discussing this topic. I hope to candidly share my story in detail within the coming months.
Until then, I want to make some promises to my readers, and most importantly to myself.
I promise to be my most authentic self when sharing my thoughts. Actually this blog is so much more to me than a means of introspection . Creating SHC is a step in my journey of healing my internal wounds and ultimately taking back my life for myself.
I promise this blog is just as much yours as it is mine. Of course, my story is my own pain to share, however my struggle is a tale all too familiar to young people worldwide. My goal is to make you feel seen and heard because mental health can only be normalized if we work to normalize our conversations.
I promise that this collective is not a means for personal gain or superficial validation. My intentions are purely to become the most raw version of myself and help others to do the same.
And lastly I promise that the world needs you here. I know if you are struggling, it seems quite impossible to give your life a sense of meaning. Appreciating yourself becomes an incomprehensible thought. A couple of months ago, I couldn't even tell this to myself. But as I have explored my idea of self worth, I learned that my self depreciating thoughts had not come from me but instead from external voices. All this being said, I trust that somewhere deep inside of you there is a child who knows they belong on this Earth for a reason. If you can’t feel that child right now, let me be the voice to tell you this.
The world NEEDS you here,
I need you here.
Before I head out, I wanted to give a quick reminder for anyone who thinks they would be willing to share their own stories with us.
If this seems like a cause that aligns with your ideals, please feel free to reach out to us via email or apply through the “Join” tab via our website.
Thank you for being here and spending the time to read our first blog at Simply Human Collective.
As always,
