Mental Illness in general

If you had a broken femur, would you wait to go to the doctor? Would you say "oh I'm fine, it's all good" or would you say "oh my god someone help me please." Most of us would say the latter. Because that's physical pain. Everyone can see it, everyone knows it's there. And it hurts like hell.

That's like mental illness. Except not. Because when you have a mental illness, no one can tell. No one knows the agony behind it. No one knows how much you need help, even you. And you're stuck sitting around in pure agony because you feel like it'll never get better.

A lot of people think it's their fault that they have a mental illness. But it is not. If you got a cold, would it be your fault? Would you blame yourself? What about if you got cancer? Would that be your fault? Obviously there are things you can do that trigger something like that. But it is NEVER your fault. It is a disorder and a disease.

A lot of people also think they don't need help. That they're fine. That they can handle it. Here's news for you: you can't. You just can't. You need help. You need to talk. And you know what? You deserve to get help.

Mental Illness is one of the hardest things to deal with. It's incredibly hard to get over because a part of your mind doesn't want to lose it. A mental illness screws with your mind and makes you believe things that aren't true, it makes you think thoughts that aren't yours. It's like an autoimmune disease-- your mind is against you. It plays tricks on you and it wants you to fail.

Just remember that recovery is possible. One day, you can get past all the pain and suffering and live the beautiful life you deserve.