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I’ve seen 3 different posts in an hour that have aggravated me to the point of speaking up.

So. Here ya go.

Stop using romanticize wrong!

ro·man·ti·cize

verb deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.

How it’s been misused:

*Telling someone that their post on anxiety disorders and coping mechanisms is ‘romanticizing anxiety disorders”. No, it’s helping others who are suffering find new ways that they may not otherwise have known about. Because you may be stuck with anxiety or depression or whatever else, but if one thing, helps you deal with the attacks, stress or pressure to make it through the day, that’s a useful tip to share on the off chance it helps someone else.

*Telling someone that their anxiety/depression/PTSD shouldn’t be shared online less it gets treated as fake/romanticized. Fuck off with that. No seriously. Fuck off. People need a vent space, be it tumblr, a chat with a friend or any other means. You do not get to decide how they handle this. It’s not for you. You don’t like the post, keep scrolling sunshine. Nobody made you stop.

*Telling people not to write characters with depression/anxiety/PTSD  because it’s ‘romanticizing’. No it’s really not. It is possible it can, but more often than not writers write and include personality quirks, character flaws and perks and all sorts of challenges (Anxiety, Depression and PTSD included) in their writing because they write from what they KNOW and experience. You don’t get to decide it’s true, or fair to you. The only thing you can decide is whether to read the writing.

*Answering on someone’s post about how they’ve had a good day in spite of their PTSD/Depression/Anxiety etc that it’s romanticizing. (This is the post that pissed me off enough to write this one.) You’re not gonna like this, but fuck you for your inconsideration on how hard it often is to get through a single day without panic, fear, stress and more weighing down on you emotionally, physically and mentally  People are allowed good days and it’s not romanticizing to think that they had one.

I swear to Athena I’m so tired of seeing this word misused. If you can’t use it properly, maybe find another way. Because romanticizing is actually SPECIFIC in it’s meaning for a reason.

I’m putting myself on a sort of time out. I gotta play catch up on homework so. the only way to reach me is skype. Sorry folks.