Schools and society always say, “mental health matters! Put yourself first before anything else!”
Until you’re actively getting bullied 24/7. Then when you actually tell someone suddenly it’s “just ignore them, or, well it’ll stop once you get out of school.”
Until you don’t take care of your hygiene at all. Then it’s just “gross and disgusting”
Until you don’t eat commonly or you eat too much. “Then you’re a piggy or a twig, not that hard to eat more/less.”
Until it causes you to have uncontrollable violent/sexual thoughts. Then it’s just “needing to learn anger management or just stop thinking those things.”
Until it’s insomnia or hyper sleeping. Then it’s just “you’re probably not trying enough or being on too much electronics, or you’re considered lazy.”
Until you can’t understand your own emotions and lash out at people. Then it’s just “having an attitude, or always being a grump.”
Until you have severe anxiety that constantly plagues you or makes you physically unable to speak to another person. Then it’s just “needing to learn social skills or write your thoughts in a journal.”
Until it’s gender dysphoria. Then you’re just “confused or insecure.”
Until its manipulative day dreaming or a did system. Then it’s just “zoning out on purpose too much or being mentally crazy to think you’re a character.”
Until its severe age regression at a teenager or adult age. Then it’s just a “fetish or you missing your childhood.”
All of these things and more I have listed are all real and valid illnesses/disorders many people on daily have to live with.
You’ll never know who has what or how many they have. So don’t just assume someone is just having one bad day or is just lazy.
Remember, there’s always a reason behind an action or reaction from another human being.
It could be a serious manner that you’re joking about or brushing off just because you don’t account one’s suffering.
Be nicer to people and educate yourself on illnesses first before deciding to be a dick to people both online and real life.
The amount of lives taken from these manners are way more than the amount is should’ve been, at zero.
You could be a reason someone ends their life just because you said one negative thing to them that pushed over the tower of their mental stability.
Grow to actually care about people or just don’t interact with people at all.
Everyone is valid of rights, love, help, stability, freedom, self expression and socialization.
Watch your words in conversations.