VIBES WEEK 2 : Like You

Hello everyone this is Vibes Web3 music competition week 2 and I am happy to be part of this competition, a big thank you to @lordbutterfly for organizing this competition.

I have been here for a few days and I am loving Hive already.

For this week I chose “Like You” by Tatiana Manaois. I chose this song because it encourages those who have low self-esteem to build their self-esteem and those who cannot stand up for themselves due to the emotional torture they go through to seek help for their mental health, because depression is real. This song brings back memories of the state of my mental health when I was in a toxic relationship.

The unstableness of one’s mental health is something one shouldn’t take for granted. Your Mental health affects how you think, how you act, how you handle stress and make decisions. Here I will be telling my own story

A lot of people go into depression as a result of how they are being treated or the negative impact the words of others have on them and this can happen on a daily basis.

I was once depressed, and that was caused as a result of the toxic relationship I was in. My mental health and state of mind were being tampered with, it affected how I interacted with people and made decisions. I had so much fear buckled inside of me. I couldn’t make male friends, and I couldn’t make friends with my colleagues, I tell him where I go, and if I don't tell him my whereabout, it causes a very big fight between us, mind you we weren't even married. He stopped me from social media but he was in it, there were so many things I relegated myself to because of him. My self-esteem was thwarted and this went on for three years. Deep down I knew I wasn’t in a healthy relationship but as they say “You can’t advice one who is in love” It was so difficult getting out as I had my fears if I got out of the relationship. This is how you tend to feel when your self-esteem is trampled upon.

I couldn’t figure out a way to leave such toxic relationship, it was hard, I felt caged and I couldn’t figure out how to get out. One thing I know is that depression kills if you don’t seek help and solutions. Many people have died from depression, some have gone mad from depression and some are currently suicidal.

How I got out of this situation was a miracle. To start with, I severed all ties with him, his parents, siblings and everyone I knew through him. I changed my phone number, I occasionally went out when he came across my mind, I listened to good and uplifting music, I made friends, I said words of affirmation to myself, I didn’t see myself less any longer, and lastly I allowed my mind and heart to heal and that was how I built my self-esteem back. I had to advise myself because my mental health was on the line and my mental health means a lot to me.

I share this song with you all just maybe someone out there might need such powerful lyrics to mend their broken heart.