When people think of mental illness, what usually comes to their mind is some nut frothing at the mouth and struggling to get free out of a strait jacket. Or maybe you just think of some older person. Y'know, the ones who can't remember their childrens names or where they are, or how to go to the bathroom themselves. And if those two come to mind, then it's almost a guaranteed they immediately thought of a mentally challenged human being.
But the fact is, that's not what it is, or at least not what I'm trying to run about. To help you visualize who a person with mental illness really looks like, think of your neighbor. Think of your parents. Think of your friends at school. Think of people you pass on the street.
Mental Illness isn't as dramatic as one may think, but it's even more disruptive and restraining on that persons life then one could imagine. Imagine if you couldn't go outside without feeling extreme anxiety for no reason. Imagine of you were just doodling a small little stick figure, and suddenly you became so incredibly angry, you immediately rip up and tear the drawing you just made, along with the homework page that you had been drawing on. And all for no real reason at all, or a reason you couldn't understand... What if every time you entered and left your home, you'd have to turn the light switch on, off, on, off, on, off, on, in that exact pattern, and with the exact and perfect flick of your finger each and every time, before you could move on with anything else in your life.
Mental Illness is about average people, with average lives, who couldn't help themselves when they think or react or do something that was the opposite of progressive.
Mental Illness is a harsh, and slightly upsetting topic.
But it's real. And it should be known.
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