So a few weeks ago I was in my PSE class and we were talking about mental disorders. We discussed a lot of disorders but this is what pissed me off. We certain disorders were mentioned- mainly SAD and Schizophrenia two girls who are in my class sat and laughed about the symtoms and signs. They did the same when the topic of self harm came up too, calling those people “just emos”. I wouldn’t have been so annoyed but I have people close to me who suffer from those disorders. I got really worked up and annoyed because they just laughed as if those people were stupid or just weird.
People with mental disorders are living, breathing human beings. They can laugh, love, hear, see, be upset, be hurt and understand the majority of things just like “normal” people. They aren’t going around wearing big badges says “I’M A SCHIZOPHRENIC” or “I AM DEPRESSED” or “I CUT MYSELF”. Chances are if you go into a supermarket or walk down the street today you’ll pass someone who’s cut or who is depressed but they won’t have a big ass neon sign pointing to them as some people seem to think. They are just normal people like you.
I think that people need to be more educated and aware of their actions and behaviour towards self harm and mental disorders. This is why people who suffer from these things get so bad or become suicidal. Because society sees and behaves towards them in this way.
do you ever go to bed and you’re lying awake in the middle of the night and suddenly you start laughing because of something you saw on the internet today and then you’re sad because you realise you’re laughing alone in bed thinking about the internet
