#romantization

Like for example sometimes to hate a minority they use the argument “they are mentally ill” like if that was an statement that allows you to hate people

No one goes around “ugh, I hate him bc he has cancer” like why your first thought would be hating instead of trying to be supportive?

Yet, at the same time, there’s others who pretend to be ill or have a type of neurodivergence

Years ago was depression, later anxiety and right this years is autism and ADHD

One would think the romanticization of it will inform people and at least make them see mentally ill people as humans and not like a weird savage you must avoid

Yet it only spread misinformation, reduce the seriousness of the problem and marginalize more the people who actually need the help

For example using the words

depression=sad

hyper fixation = interest/hobby

ADHD=clumsy/distracted