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Old 08-10-2020, 09:31 PM   #71
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Default Re: Mental illness thread

Depression and anxiety have been making things difficult for as long as I can remember. If I had to pinpoint an exact age where I would say it really started affecting my life and how I go about my day, probably 12 years old, and the fact that it was amplified by several events at school and how "friends" at the time started treating me.

Mental illnesses are terrible and I wish no one had to go through them, but I think they make us see the world in fascinating ways (maybe not "exciting ways", but...things are interesting). And like sploder said, there is a lot of introspection and constant searching for personal growth.

The resources available nowadays make it just a little bit more tolerable to give some level of optimism. I can't imagine living in a past time period where mental health treatment was "Hey, let's isolate them and brainwash them until they can't think for themselves! That will fix them!"

You're all beautiful. <3
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