Mental Health Mondays: Arseholes Faking Mental Illnesses
There is this one thing that I just have to touch on. I've seen quite a few posts on Tumblr of people faking self-harm scars or wounds for attention. Don't. It's not cute and it certainly is not funny. I grow tired of people romanticising mental illnesses and self-harm. They are illnesses and symptoms, not a fucking fashion statement or some kind of trend. There are many of us that suffer on a daily basis, face rejection and humiliation, a loss of employment and relationships because of these diseases.
If you could step inside of one of our lives and see what it feels like to do battle with your mind each day, maybe you'd be singing a different song.
"I'm soooo depressed today." What? No, you are sad. There is a difference between depression and sadness. It's the same kind of shit with the "I'm so OCD." I know someone with OCD and it's turned her life inside out. She's doing much better, thankfully. You don't have these illnesses, stop faking them for attention or worse amusement. If you had the disorder, you'd not want someone making light of it. It's also the same with all these kinds of shit posts I've been seeing. People expressing their feelings and others commenting horrid shit to them. I've gotten this myself. I wrote a Tumblr post about how I was feeling and someone called me an "attention seeking fuckwit and told me to just kill myself." Nice, eh? All I wanted to do was let out everything that had gotten caught up inside and find support from others going through the same thing. Most of the time, I don't bother with the website, posting personal stuff like that anymore. I'm using the Mental Health Mondays as a way to share my experiences, vent and offer advice. It's working out far better. Sometimes I will reblog things that sum up my feelings, but that's about it. I don't even know why the fuck I still have that account.
It's the same with people who fake eating disorders. I'm talking about them as a separate part here, but they are indeed a mental illness. It's gross. I'm beyond fed up with overhearing "I skipped lunch, I'm so anorexic." No, what you are is a cunt. Anorexia isn't just skipping a meal. It's heavily restricting or not eating at all. It's about burning off calories. It's not a diet or a lifestyle. You're not doing this just to lose weight. It becomes an obsession. For some, it's a type of self-punishment. It's stressing, consuming and dangerous. It's not something to be taken lightly.
It's the same with these "I'm so fat" comments. You know the ones I mean, the ones that are shallow and looking for compliments. Most people who struggle with eating disorders don't share what they're going through with anyone or they share with a few trusted friends. There are secrets piled up in the corners of their minds. They post blogs under secret names, count calories and whisper to one another to stay strong, to encourage weight loss. They share purging tips and rules with one another.
It's a community of destruction and is far different that support/ share groups, like what I'm trying to do here. I'm wanting people to share their stories and experiences, to get things off their chests. I'm trying to create something that helps others, a type of support community.
"I'm soooo depressed today." What? No, you are sad. There is a difference between depression and sadness. It's the same kind of shit with the "I'm so OCD." I know someone with OCD and it's turned her life inside out. She's doing much better, thankfully. You don't have these illnesses, stop faking them for attention or worse amusement. If you had the disorder, you'd not want someone making light of it. It's also the same with all these kinds of shit posts I've been seeing. People expressing their feelings and others commenting horrid shit to them. I've gotten this myself. I wrote a Tumblr post about how I was feeling and someone called me an "attention seeking fuckwit and told me to just kill myself." Nice, eh? All I wanted to do was let out everything that had gotten caught up inside and find support from others going through the same thing. Most of the time, I don't bother with the website, posting personal stuff like that anymore. I'm using the Mental Health Mondays as a way to share my experiences, vent and offer advice. It's working out far better. Sometimes I will reblog things that sum up my feelings, but that's about it. I don't even know why the fuck I still have that account.
It's the same with people who fake eating disorders. I'm talking about them as a separate part here, but they are indeed a mental illness. It's gross. I'm beyond fed up with overhearing "I skipped lunch, I'm so anorexic." No, what you are is a cunt. Anorexia isn't just skipping a meal. It's heavily restricting or not eating at all. It's about burning off calories. It's not a diet or a lifestyle. You're not doing this just to lose weight. It becomes an obsession. For some, it's a type of self-punishment. It's stressing, consuming and dangerous. It's not something to be taken lightly.
It's the same with these "I'm so fat" comments. You know the ones I mean, the ones that are shallow and looking for compliments. Most people who struggle with eating disorders don't share what they're going through with anyone or they share with a few trusted friends. There are secrets piled up in the corners of their minds. They post blogs under secret names, count calories and whisper to one another to stay strong, to encourage weight loss. They share purging tips and rules with one another.
It's a community of destruction and is far different that support/ share groups, like what I'm trying to do here. I'm wanting people to share their stories and experiences, to get things off their chests. I'm trying to create something that helps others, a type of support community.
It cheapens what we all go through. Seek attention through your achievements, your arts, your academics, your musics, not through a disease. These are things so many of us are trying to rid ourselves of and are not something to ever be encouraged.
Talking about the reality of these illnesses is what will help doctors and clinicians to aid us. It will help our family members, loved ones and communities to understand our issues. It will show others that we are not all dangerous, contagious or persons who should be ostracised out of fear.
Talking about the reality of these illnesses is what will help doctors and clinicians to aid us. It will help our family members, loved ones and communities to understand our issues. It will show others that we are not all dangerous, contagious or persons who should be ostracised out of fear.
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