Not quite sure why Ive got to give people a description of how anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses are EXACTLY like having any other sickness. You wouldnt tell a person who has cancer to stop being sick, that they really arent sick, or that they dont need chemo, so please stop telling people with anxiety to stop worrying or a person with depression to just be happy or even hint that they just arent trying hard enough. It is dismissive, and honestly kind of rude. It is not imaginary, my feelings are REAL and VALID. I am not a victim of my illness, I am walking talking perseverance even in the face of ignorance. Dont not mistake my openness about my struggles for self pity, I pray that others do not have to feel this way just because its taboo and apparently not real if you dont let it be. I am honest about it because it NEEDS to be talked about so people stop treating it like a joke. Thank you and good night.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:57:48 +0000