i need more people to understand this

This is how I feel when I read about things saying to meditate or practice mindfulness. Like I don’t get it and it’s not going to help the already spiraling thoughts.

a former classmate of mine said he doesn’t believe depression is real cuz he suffered a mild depression and just “learned to think positively” 💀 my guy people KILL themselves… but ig they should’ve just had more positive thoughts 😝

I hate when people say “oh go outside, get friends, have a hobby” to depressed people. Cause like I do! I have all those things and I’m still chronically depressed so now what?

it’s also executive dysfunction. i couldn’t even show up to physical therapy. there’s no way I’ll be able to go to the gym.

This, but also sometimes the “help” offered is just stupid. I had so many therapists tell me to just do breathing exercises to solve everything. That by the time I got to therapist number 5 I was like “if you tell me to do breathing exercises I’ll strangle you” (in kinder words)

"D-deep breaths pal..!" And every breath makes me want it to stop more

I have CPTSD and so I quite literally have no identity before the trauma. I AM the embodiment of my mental illness and it shows up every day and ruins my life in the long run. I don't even know where to begin to heal lmao

Yup and everybody knows that all the mainstream advice is created to ease sad days, not depression nor suicidal thoughs. Getting out of those states made me really rethink the way I speak to people, ESPECIALLY neurodivergent people or ppl with childhood trauma

The “help” they are rejecting literally doesn’t work for them, nobody EVER actually likes or wants to be sick, and that should be obvious yeah.

people genuinely can’t comprehend the concept of feeling absolutely worthless and undeserving.

I also want to talk about women addicted to drugs who refuse to get into institutions that are supposed to help w/ it but have unknown men having the keys to their rooms at all times "in case they hurt themselves". Yeah I'm ngl I'd hurt myself but scratching is better than rape.

THIS! It felt like the hardest thing to do, but I took the less-severe peoples advice. I'd force myself to shower, brush my teeth, exercise, etc. and I did it consistently too. It all only made me upset cause I felt like I had more things to do.

@Samgladitoruhh i feel like i dont want help because im too comfortable where i am even if im suffering so the thought of being healthy without the things that comforted me while mentally ill is scary

See I worry about this though cus you know damn fucking well neurotypicals will get this idea and then use it to justify forcing “help” onto those who refuse it. I’m watching this video and all I can think is “oh my god they’re going to institutionalize me aren’t they”

The reality is this: there really isn't a lot of help and support out there. It's a cut-throat world where earning a standard income often isn't enough to thrive, and too many people are burned out. This is why things are sooo bad.

You will NEVER get better if you keep giving yourself excuses and free passes not to try

i need help. but i dont want it. i tell myself i can do it on my own. but i know i cant. im always helping others. i hardly ever let others help me. its so bad to where im in debt trying to figure it out by myself while smiling in my friends/families face like everything is okay

And self harm isn’t js cutting and punching it’s single handily ruining ur relationships, sex w multiple partners, lying, cheating and ecspecially denying help all js to push urself down further

Oh my god fr

* istg jm not lying when i say exercising and "going outside" most often than not makes me feel much worse like noticeably worse like anxiety attack and migraine for the whole day then random crying spells worse idk man

It's frustrating when your executive function is at zero at times bc mental health is complex, some days are better but bc of that people act like bc they saw you functioning once that your refusal for help when it gets bad again is a choice and not just apart of being ill

I've told my therapist I dont want any help while being actively suicidal and she canceled my therapy because we dont "harmonize"....

right or ppl saying ur not mentally ill enough if u dont have people actively helping u out and if ur not taking medication

One major symptom of ocd for me is that I more often than not feel like I don’t deserve to get better. I don’t deserve healthier habits or weight loss or coming out or transitioning or making friends or being loved or a career I enjoy. At my worst I stop trying all together.

it's like idk, whenever anyone tries to help i immediately just feel like such a big burden to literally everyone and in turn i literally just feel worse

This! And the treatments by professionals usually suck. I got told multiple times I'm just being difficult on purpose and how I "need to grow up and act my age". If you come in for an ed they just manage your weight and then shoo you out, no mental support. No compassion.

instead of telling them what to do, i would prefer to listen to them first what are their problems and what are the cause of that in order to understand it without judgement because i felt like trust is one of the most important factor of helping someone

deadass. depression’s uncomfortableness can be comforting considering for some of us it’s all we know

I feel so seen now

Yes! People would get angry when I said that but didn’t think that I’d already tried it. I’m depressed af, I’ve tried the basic eat healthy and go for a walk and guess what? It didn’t work. I still felt bad so I wasn’t going to use the little energy I had left to keep doing that

i'm sooo fucking sick of seeing the tweets like "oh i cut off my friend because she's too burdening and doesn't want help" "i distanced myself because i don't have control over someone else's problems!" this is so refreshing

The medical complex literally goes out of it's way to make things worse in the US, go to Europe.

@fynnerexic_bone What would a higher level of treatment look like tho?? Like what else can we suggest if that’s the closest thing we know can help people

There’s also a difference between mental illness and personality disorders