mental illnesses are being glamorized and misunderstood.
I feel like mental illness are EXTREME misunderstood. Throughout media I feel like they're either glamorized or spoken negatively & falsley of. It's never in between I feel. I've noticed throughout media there's been more awareness of anxiety & depression specifically. Although people are being more aware, I feel as if it's the "new trend" to have some kind of anxiety disorder or depression. I had a friend who would always tell me about how she gets such bad anxiety & she posts a bunch of anxiety "awareness videos" on Facebook. However, there have been times I had talk to this (ex) friend about my anxiety & she would tell me to"just get over it" or "not to worry." Like....??????? Sometimes I feel like people like to post about having a mental illness when (1) they've never been diagnosed professionally (2) to gain some kind of sympathy from people. I know all anxiety is different for people, but personally I couldn't get post something about my mental illness or share something about it to Facebook. That would give me a heart attack. The same goes with depression.
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Now on the other spectrum, I feel as if they're COMPLETELY misunderstood. For example (from a video I saw online): a little boy at the grocery store starts acting up. His mom tried to help calm him but he won't stay calm, so those around her just judge. They thing oh "she's a terrible mother for letting her kid act that way" - no. Maybe this kid has autism or ADHD & struggles with his compulsions. Or myself for example, I've been diagnosed with BPD. Still love with my family but they don't know. I was on the phone with SO screaming, throwing things, putting holes in my wall. I don't know why I did it. It's something that was almost out of my control & as hard as I tried to fight it, it just came back at me stronger. My mom heard it & tell me I need to get my act together or she's kicking me out. She tells me that I need to be mature & not act like a little kid throwing a tantrum (which honestly is what it probably seemed like). What she doesn't understand is that I CANT control it. I can't control how I feel. I can't control my impulses, as much as I try to fight it, it's so damn hard.
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Sorry for the rant - but overall. Mental illnesses, unless you've been diagnosed, you don't know what it's like. It's not something to want to have because others have it. And those who have a mental illness that causes them to act up, it's not the person - it's the illness. It's like when someone has cancer. It doesn't define them. The bald cancer patient didn't choose that. It's something that came with the illness that they just have to learn to accept. They can fight like hell to get to a better place than before, but even if it's "gone" it can just as easily come back.
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