Your Mental Health Is Your Responsibility.
In July 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the "head star of the United States Olympic Team" made a candid decision following the admission of Naomi Osaka, the world's second ranked tennis seed in the world earlier that same year to withdraw from tennis tournaments to protect her mental health. That athlete is Simone Biles, a four time Olympic gold medalist, who for the sake of personal well being and mental health expressed the pressures she has been going through. in her words, " we also have to focus on ourselves, because at the end of the day, we're human, too." According to The Associated Press, Simone Biles was quoted as "We have to protect our mind and our body, rather than go out there and do what the world wants us to do." Lets pause for a bit and ask ourselves a question: Would you go any length to protect your mental health? even if it means to quit a job, miss a session in school, or miss an event? As you keep this question bouncing
