The stigma surrounding mental illness horrifies me. Depressed? Oh just cheer up already! Anxiety? Well, I dont know why, theres nothing to be anxious about! UM NO! It doesnt work that way. People seem to think that those with mental illness should just think in a different way. Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but they cant. Thats why its an illness. You wouldnt tell someone who had high blood pressure to just stop having high blood pressure or someone with diabetes to make their body just produce more or less insulin. You wouldnt say those things because you know that its medically impossible for a person to simply will themselves better from a physical illness. So, why do it to someone who has a mental illness? Mental illness is still an ILLNESS and its not something a person has control over. Robin Williams died from suicide yesterday because of depression. Because of an illness. He wasnt being selfish or giving up. His illness became terminal and it took his life. Depression is a LIAR and a THIEF and it will consume a person. I know this from first hand experience. Please think about that next time you want to tell someone who is depressed that maybe they should just stop being sad, or go for a walk (that cures everything, dont ya know!), or just get over it already. I guarantee you they have TRIED. You may not realize they are trying, you may not even see them try, but I promise you they are trying. The internal struggle they deal with on a daily basis is hard to fathom if youve never felt it, but its there and its real. R.I.P. Robin Williams
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:54:53 +0000
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