01/31/2018
Bell Let's Talk.
Thinking about the meaning behind today, I feel thankful for my fraternity, my family, and my friends. Why? They are all people who have an open ear, and an open heart when I need it.
It's easy however, to feel like you're alone - to feel like you don't have anyone to confide in, or to turn to in a time of need. The reason for this is largely because of the stigma surrounding mental illness, that the Bell Let's Talk campaign is fighting against. We, Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Omega, cannot express how much we support Bell's initiative.
Let me take the opportunity to remind you that anxiety does not make you seen as antisocial, depression does not make you seen as weak, and mental illness does not make you seen as unwanted.
The three pillars of TKE are Love, Charity, and Esteem. Love for yourself, and love for others. Not only today, but every day of the year, these are traits we strive to share not only amongst our brothers, but attitudes we wish to show the world.
Among other resources that I have listed below, feel free to talk to any brother of Tau Omega in your time of need. We will show you support, and share our pillar of love when you are struggling to find it for yourself.
http://www.theroyal.ca/mental-health-centre/mental-health-programs/resources/
The above link has just about every helpline I can think of, use it if you are ever in need - or, shoot us a message. In a group of men as diverse as TKE, at a minimum one of us will be able to relate, and all of us will be willing to help. Tell your stories, and listen to ours.
Fight the stigma. For you, for us, for everyone.
Help yourself, help a friend, help a stranger.
- Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tau Omega
(TK338)