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Forever Dead
Student
- Mar 5, 2022
- 106
Why do people hate the mentally ill ? Why do they fear us, demonize us, shut us out of their lives and social circles as though we have some kind of contagious disease like the plague. Why do families of the mentally ill do little to understand or help their own flesh and blood who are going through often unimaginable emotional pain and suffering ? And then there are the people who will be ok with you, until they find out that you have a mental health problem. These people will treat you like a leper and with suspicion when they find out that you are a looney or nutter, etc, or with whatever nasty and unfounded title they want to label you with. These people would certainly treat you differently if you had a broken leg for example, so why do they not understand, or express compassion for the poor souls who are in emotional turmoil ? And trying to explain what it is like to feel suicidal to the " normal " people of this world is like trying to read a storybook to a tree, they just dont hear you. We are the invisible people with an invisible illness. Nobody sees us or hears us. I honestly think that we are the sane ones because we can see the true reality of this dreadful world.