“Sometimes I have voices in my head that bother me. I avoid the world of healthy people, because I’m afraid they will reject me or I won’t be able to join them. My world revolves around mental health care. As for going into this system, I find it difficult to join a club and a gym, because I don’t “I have absolutely no self-confidence, and I would appreciate it if I could get help with that.”
These words were said by one of the participants in the graduation research “Sports and exercise for people with mental illness.” It is one of the many touching stories that people with mental health problems have to tell. These words touch your soul, enter your thoughts and stay there.
In the province of North Brabant, an estimated 41,000 Brabant residents suffer from mental illness. When you have a mental illness, you experience long-term mental problems, causing you to face obstacles in many areas of life, such as your situation at school, work, and home. Examples of mental disorders include ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, borderline disorder, PTSD, depression, etc. Although some people have more complex problems than others, the urgency and topic of the topic make it clear that we must take action.
