It's a question we've all thought about at times. Why is mental health so scary? Why, in 2017, are so many people still so afraid to talk? Why is it acceptable for us to suffer in silence? There's a stigma that surrounds mental health, one which halts progress and further pushes those who suffer down into the depths. People treat mental health like it's not an illness. They use words like "Why don't you just cheer up?" or "Just be happy!" and that level of ignorance is dangerous. You wouldn't tell a cancer victim to "Get over it" or say "Hey, just don't have cancer!" so why should mental health be any different? Mental illnesses are a very, very real thing and those that suffer need help. I know this all too well, but it's scary to tell someone how you feel. It's scary to admit that you just don't want to wake up in the morning. It's scary to cry yourself to sleep at night, feeling like you're wor...