"Ok, carrying on..."

Urgh what does that even mean? Why do we say it so often nowadays? Why are we growing accustomed to it?

We are all guilty of that famous line when life gets a little uncomfortable for our liking since it's the easiest way to stop yourself from admitting the truth. Apart from the answer being true, literally and metaphorically, we are just carrying on with life. If you have work stress, you have to push forward and literally carry on because your income depends on it.

I have been feeling those words alot more recently. I've just been "carrying on" because the world doesn't stop - it carries on. Irrespective of how I feel, things are going to keep moving as time does not come to a stand still when you have a mental health disorder. The fact that it carries on like a steam train in India is because whether I like it or not, the world does not revolve around me and my feeling. For some people that come to that realisation, they feel almost cheated or robbed of their time because even though the clock is ticking, the misery that they feel grows or remains at the same level which limits their ability to enjoy the day like everyone else.

It's not like I choose to feel depressed - it's just there and before you tell me to pray, I do that every single day to every colour God you can think of and chant daily to ease myself before I'm off to work. There are people out there that think that mental health disorders are just in our heads - that's the damn problem Karen, our minds are f###ed up, so much so, that when we have a glimpse of happiness it worries us because we know it won't last long and be gone by the next day.

I have become so confident in answering the "How are you" question and realized it's easier to say "Ok, carrying on" because then you avoid actually telling the person how you truly feel. I suppose that's what it means anyway. It's like another why of saying "Sometimes okay, sometimes shit" in a nice way.

As long as you are carrying on, it means that you are trying. It means that even though you may not look it or feel like it, you still show up and make your presence felt. In the past the generic answer would have been "I'm okay and you?" or even "Well thanks and how about you?" When last have you heard someone say that?

No matter how you feel, remember one thing, time is still ticking away and the world will not stop for you to take a breath and get your shit together. It's going to literally carry on with or without you being okay. I know alot of people wonder why I post such sad or morbid content - it's a mental health blog and in 2025 mental health disorders are on the rise and have been for many many years. It's time we talk about it. It's time we stop carrying on with our heavy shoulders and endless worry. Don't you think it's time to look at someone in the face and say with a smile "I'm doing well thanks and how are you?" Don't you yearn to be able to say that.

Well, you can. Mindset is everything. The moment something really mundane is taken away from you, you realise just how important that thing really is. Don't wait for that day. Carry on loving harder. Carry on having fun playing paddle (lol). Carry on living life and carry on pushing through every single day. Don't wait for a push or a reality check before you realise just what you really have. The moment your mind takes a turn for worst, remind yourself just how much you deserve the best life possible and just how much you deserve to be loved, cared for, happy, bashful, content and everything positive.

I do believe in the cracks of the walls of my life there are a thousand things I need to carry on with and just enjoy. I need to hold on to them tightly as if those cracks would all of a sudden close up and be gone forever. The next time someone asks you "How are you?" Respond with "In great thanks and how are you?" You'll notice an instant smile across your face as you say it and in the face of your acquaintance.

Keep calm and carry on guys!

Till next time!