
I feel like people take normal stress and issues that humans have always been dealing and putting complicated names on it. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to address it and talk about it because for a long time people didn’t and it was awful. But stop going around and bragging about it. Talk to the people you trust about it but don’t wear it like a medal.
I mean for some of us, it is a core part of who we are because what we can and can’t do is defined by it. I have OCD that makes it to where I struggle with going out to eat or eating at other people’s houses, being near anyone with allergies, etc. I also have Schitzoaffective disorder that effects my finances, my ability to drive, and overall socialization due to hallucinations
no because i experienced so much trauma to the point it literally changed my brain and gave me a personality disorder that i've been struggling with since my early teens and still am, but yeah! you're so bpd girlie because you're obsessed with your boyfriend and a crazy psycho who acts like all the horrible shit they've done is fine or acceptable cause they have bpd
there are debilitating mental illnesses that are more than “normal stress.” and there’s still real shame around mental illness so if people feel comfortable to wear it proudly, there’s nothing wrong with that. mental illness affects a person’s entire life, their day to day experience. i’ve actually never gone a day without an OCD intrusive thought, even as a kid, and it sucks. people should be able to confidently discuss their disorders instead of hiding in shame
i 100% agree with this. yes it’s frustrating for yall to hear about it when it’s 24/7 for months on end but imagine being the one living it. when im in a rough patch with all of my fuckass mental shit things it consumes my entire life. trust, if i could stop being mentally ill i would in a heartbeat cause it’s not fun at all
I’m gonna put on my nuance cap here for a moment. I actually do get why some people seem to make being queer their whole personality. Particularly why young teens do this. When you’re young you want to try and find a way to define yourself as unique, special, separate from your peers. The easiest way to do this is through some immutable characteristic about yourself that only a select population shares in common. Thus, you get people defining themselves through their queerness
There’s some diversity internally even here. Not everybody who defines themselves through their queerness is a teen trying to figure out who they are and how they should relate to the world. Some people genuinely just believe their queerness to be an incredibly core part of their identity, which is fine. Even if it annoys you, it is ultimately fine for someone to end up like this. Regardless, it’s important to allow for people to express themselves, even if it’s in a manner you may find annoying
I mean, it also doesn’t make it wrong. It’s neither right or wrong inherently to have immutable or even temporary characteristics be an essential part of your identity in and of themselves. It can be healthy or unhealthy depending on degree or *how* it informs your identity, it can also be actively harmful to others depending on how it informs your behavior, but it’s not inherently wrong. It’s typically at worst annoying or just a part of figuring out your identity
Ik what you mean, I guess everyone just copes differently & has different experiences. I just don’t like people who make it seem like some quirky thing. There are a lot of people who struggle w mental health, which is different from mental illness- but people popularizing mental illness causes a lot of self diagnoses & potential medical diagnoses bc people become convinced something is wrong w them & medication is the only solution. Few people analyze their lifestyle & thought processes enough
I hear you. Having SMI is really difficult but once you can manage it better you realize you are so much more as an individual than what ur experience has been & where those intrusive thoughts have led you. it’s easy to live in ur head when there’s a lot going on up there! No hate & no shame. Just try not to exclusively define ur self as someone who’s mentally ill. You have interests, disinterests, relationships you show up in, etc
Oh yeah while I do have interests and hobbies, I don’t think it’s unusual for someone with a SMI to talk about or bring it up often because it is central to our life. Mine is as managed as it can be in regards to medication and therapy so it won’t get better than it is currently, or atleast not significantly so. So if I’m dating or making a new friend, I prefer to be upfront with my limitations and why they exist
I understand. I have a significant disability. I could easily define my life based on what I can’t do, how unfair it is, and keep myself in that box. Or I can focus on what is in my control, how grateful I am for what I have, and what opportunities are in front of me. Your thoughts can become your friends if you want them to be
I use to call off work at least once a week. Barely ate or slept, or over ate and over slept. My mental illnesses absolutely impacted my life deeply. But a shift in the people I surrounded my self with, personal growth and different habits have helped me be more functional. Mental illness isn’t only aided with a pill. Science would tell you that but keep feeling bad for ur self lmao
I’m not saying it’s easy. Plenty of people have much harder battle to fight everyday to still show up. I’m not dismissing your struggle. I just hope you realize change is possible. You don’t have to be defined by your worst thoughts, worst moments. If you believe change is possible, which it is, and put the work towards it, you can become any version of yourself you want to be. You have agency and choice, in spite of any struggle you face