Meet Ekta!

     Hey everyone! My name is Ekta and I’m currently a 2nd-year pharmacy student. My journey with mental health started a few years ago, back when I was in high school, but I was never really aware of it until I got into my first year of pharmacy. I started to struggle a lot more, my anxiety got a lot worse, I was barely getting any sleep, barely eating and I just wasn’t enjoying what I was doing anymore. I hated having to go to school every day and I was mentally exhausted by the end of the term. I never liked sharing how I felt with others and I’ve never been good with words, so I never really bothered talking about it. But I knew this wasn't good and that I needed to change something, so since then, I’ve been trying to find ways to improve my mental health. It isn’t an easy ride, and I still have days where I struggle to find the motivation to do anything. But that’s one of the main reasons as to why I joined the Behind My Mind campaign - to not only motivate myself to work towards a healthier me, but to be able to motivate others to do the same. With this campaign, I hope that we're able to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illnesses and show others that it's okay not to be okay.