THIS IS SO FUCKING IMPORTANT

I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IT SO MANY TIMES

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS AND STILL SUFFERS FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, IT REALLY FREAKING SUCKS WHEN PEOPLE DISMISS YOUR ILLNESS BY MAKING THEIRS ALWAYS WORSE AND BY LYING ABOUT IT

ALSO

MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A JOKE

PEOPLE DIE EVERYDAY BECAUSE OF MENTAL ILLNESS

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SIT ON YOUR HIGH HORSE THROWING IT AROUND LIKE A BALL

ANXIETY IS WAY MORE THAN BEING STRESSED

DEPRESSION IS MORE THAN BEING SAD

BIPOLAR DISORDER IS MORE THAN BEING 'MOODY'

EATING DISORDERS IS MORE THAN WEIGHT

ETC ETC ETC

DO NOT THROW THESE TERMS AROUND

PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH

IF YOU ARE SAD, SAY YOU ARE SAD

IF YOU ARE STRESSED, SAY YOU ARE STRESSED

IF YOU ARE MOODY, SAY YOU ARE MOODY

mental illnesses aren't just simple emotions to be thrown around in conversation

they are much much much more than that

and I say this for everyone who is struggling with mental illness

WE ARE SUFFERING
WE ARE HURT
WE ARE STARVING
WE ARE BROKEN
WE CANNOT BREATHE
WE CANNOT THINK
WE ARE STRUGGLING

WE DO NOT LIKE YOU USING MENTAL ILLNESS AS TOYS

BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO,
IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE TOYS

RESPECT THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

WE FUCKING MATTER TOO