THIS IS SO FUCKING IMPORTANT
I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IT SO MANY TIMES
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS AND STILL SUFFERS FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, IT REALLY FREAKING SUCKS WHEN PEOPLE DISMISS YOUR ILLNESS BY MAKING THEIRS ALWAYS WORSE AND BY LYING ABOUT IT
ALSO
MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A JOKE
PEOPLE DIE EVERYDAY BECAUSE OF MENTAL ILLNESS
YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SIT ON YOUR HIGH HORSE THROWING IT AROUND LIKE A BALL
ANXIETY IS WAY MORE THAN BEING STRESSED
DEPRESSION IS MORE THAN BEING SAD
BIPOLAR DISORDER IS MORE THAN BEING 'MOODY'
EATING DISORDERS IS MORE THAN WEIGHT
ETC ETC ETC
DO NOT THROW THESE TERMS AROUND
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH
IF YOU ARE SAD, SAY YOU ARE SAD
IF YOU ARE STRESSED, SAY YOU ARE STRESSED
IF YOU ARE MOODY, SAY YOU ARE MOODY
mental illnesses aren't just simple emotions to be thrown around in conversation
they are much much much more than that
and I say this for everyone who is struggling with mental illness
WE ARE SUFFERING
WE ARE HURT
WE ARE STARVING
WE ARE BROKEN
WE CANNOT BREATHE
WE CANNOT THINK
WE ARE STRUGGLING
WE DO NOT LIKE YOU USING MENTAL ILLNESS AS TOYS
BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO,
IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE TOYS
RESPECT THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
WE FUCKING MATTER TOO
