Power of Okay video: 'Some days I spend all day inside my head'
The Power of Okay video looks at how people worry about what others think of them when they are struggling with their mental health.
Ian Greenhill, one of the founders of production company Something Something, wrote and performed the poem in the video, created with See Me as part of the charity’s programme to help people see the importance of talking and asking someone if they are okay.
The YouTube video was released two months ago but was posted on sharing site Reddit on Wednesday and has now been watched more than 150,000 times.
It has also seen hundreds of people join together on the site to support each other and share their own stories after watching the video.
Mr Greenhill said: "We just want a discussion about mental health to be started rather than people being scared of saying the wrong thing and not saying anything.
"The simple start-off point of ’okay’ seemed really powerful. If we all start out at that base level of human kindness, I think the world would be a lot better."
Out of the almost 400 comments, one said: "It’s the power of sympathy and empathy. You just have to acknowledge that you or the other person isn’t doing alright right now. Even if it doesn’t really help the underlying causes. Nobody wants to be alone."
Another added: "Sometimes just knowing there are other people exactly like you is enough."
Lisa Cohen, See Me programme manager, said: "We wanted the video to help people and get people talking about how they are feeling.
"Having so many people reach out to each other after watching it shows the message is connecting with people in a compelling way. There is real power in asking someone if they are okay.
"Right now, people all over the world are talking about mental health, supporting each other and finding out they are not alone in their experiences."
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