un-romanticizing mental illness.

psych student here and what i have noticed is that people don't believe that stress can affect your mind and your body. some people thought that stressing over something is a normal thing and it won't affect you, but it will. that's why if you're stressing about something it would be better if you stop it or take breaks so you won't overwhelm yours......   reply

People and media demonize schizophrenics calling them dangerous, while most of them are more dangerous for themselves than for others, and schizophrenic doesn't mean having multiple personalities Schizophrenic people are neither monsters or insane (the one people call my dad called me insane when I mentioned schizophrenia as one of the diseases my ......   reply

He wasn't a narcissist, he was just misogynistic. Some people refused to believe that misogyny is a systemic issue, and it's easier to pose it as an individual issue instead (along with stereotypes that ultimately leads to wrongful diagnosis). NPD is neurodivergence, and it's already stigmatized a lot! Someone can be a bad person without a clinical......   reply

It's because some people are assholes, instead of minding their own business they would say awful things.   reply