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mental illness

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in every single fucking high school story ever, the girl has depression. and it's always portrayed wrong. depression is fucking devestating. meeting one person does not fucking cure depression. depression is not feeling a little sad over something. depression can be the in capability of being happy, or just being tired. honestly, I'm not educated enough in the topic to go much deeper.
and depression is not always this skinny white girl cutting. depression happens in people of color, men, non binary people, and basically to every ethnicity. depression - or any disorder - is not confined to a specific group of people.

anxiety is one I haven't seen a lot, but when I have it's really romanticized. honestly, it's all about anxiety getting better with more social activity. that's not how it works. if you get shot, you don't stab the wound and say it's healed.

OCD. if I see oNE MORE FUCKING THING BEING REFERRED TO AS OCD THATS NOT ACTUALLY OCD I WILL FUCKING STAB SOMEBODY. SAY "IM A PERFECTIONIST.". NOT "I'M OCD" WHEN YOURE NOT ACTUALLY OCD. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY ARE, PLEASE GET HELP FRIEND. OCD IS NOT JUST BEING REALLY NEAT AND SHIT. ITS FUCKING LIFE RUINING. EDUCATE YOURSELF.

also anorexia. much like what I was saying for depression, anorexia is not just a skinny white girl throwing up. it's not exclusive to one certain type of person. honestly.

also we never see a lot of other mental illnesses. schizophrenia, bipolar, bulimia, etc. I'm not saying that the other one aren't important, but there are too.

so basically, if you're going to write mental illnesses, do your research and write them realistically.

and to any of my friends out there that are struggling with a mental illness, you are lovely and you can do this. it does genuinely get better, and you are worth more than enough to be able to see life change for the better. please take care of yourselves. people love you, even if it doesn't feel like it. you are not a waste of space. you are important. you will come out on top.
stay safe over the holidays friends!