#5097: Hello. Im someone with several anxiety disorders that didnt surface until this past year. Ive lived a relatively normal life up to this year, and even though Im only a highschooler, I think of myself as a very experienced man, regardless of still being a boy. Death, thoughts of death, attempts, other family members struggling with their problems, self harm, yeah Ive seen it all. I ask myself the question why me? All of the time. I never could have dared to imagine Id be one of those people. Im posting this confession to make something clear: mental disorders are NOT a joke. Were normal people, no different from you. Do you really think the boy who acts depressed all of the time is trying to get attention, or the girl that cuts herself? Yeah, there ARE people like that, and that sickens me. But most of us are NOT. That boy who acts like there is nothing left in his life...chances are hes too damaged to see the good in the world. Its a disease. We dont choose to freak out or want to hide for attention. There is a chemical deficiency in our brains that prevents us from feeling the joy that you feel. Ive seen all of the things the school has done to make light of this. NAMI, the Snowball movies...you can joke about those all you want, but just know that there is someone listening to you laugh at them who would rather die than bare the physicolgical hell your ignorance is triggering. There are triggers, but dont brand us for them. The girl who wheres dark clothing and dyes her hair might need that attention because she doesnt get any from her family. That guy who keeps sulking over his ex from half a year ago might really love her that much. The pain is real. Respect us. We may seem weak, but your sheltered life will never compare to the hardships we endure just to survive. ~ A student from NCHS
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 03:35:00 +0000
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