Venting Mind Is Matter

[chernobylmosqut]

I don't think I'd have to go if people were more tolerant.

I'm glad we live in a day and age where a lot of countries are more knowledgeable and accepting of mental struggles. But it's not enough. It's not even just that society wasn't made for those of us that struggle, but that they refuse to be empathetic and tolerant.

It is always, always mind over matter with these people. This is why I think education is important. Anyone with a concept of neurology, just a middle school understanding, should be able to comprehend mind IS matter. People are limited by how their brains are wired. My brain is wired in a fucked up little way. You wouldn't tell someone with schizophrenia to just focus and really try to figure out what's real and what's not, good luck! You wouldn't tell someone with paralysis in the legs to just really try and focus and see if you can't walk. Mental disabilities are just as concrete as physical ones.

I try my hardest. I really, really try to overcome what I can on my own. I've been looking everywhere for meds but there's a shortage going on right now. But my flavour of stupid inconveniences people and makes it hard for me to survive socially, so suddenly it's just 'You need to go for a walk, you need to just pull yourself up and try, the world won't wait for you, etc.'

I already lost the plot of this rant. I'm just saying the lack of understanding for people like me, for tolerance and empathy and compromise, because my brain is literally wired different, is insane. I wish people would take me seriously. I know it's selfish and narcissistic but I wish people would have some pity. I wish people could see that I'm trying, but much like a person in a wheelchair can't just try to walk, trying not to have severe depression and executive dysfunction doesn't do much.

 

[Blueberry Panic]

People talk like society is "better now," but the second you actually struggle, all that supposed empathy disappears. It really is wild how many people still think mental stuff is just a mindset problem. Like… if the brain itself is malfunctioning, why would "trying harder" magically fix it?
You're right about the neurology part. If people had even the most basic understanding of how brains work, they'd stop acting like we're being dramatic. No one tells someone with a leg injuries to "walk it off." But when it's depression, psychosis, or a executive dysfunction, suddenly everyone becomes a a licensed doctor.
I think you're doing way more than you give yourself credit for. Trying to cope, trying to find meds during a shortage, trying to function in a world that doesn't make room for people like us… that's always a lot. You're not asking for anything unreasonable. You're asking for basic empathy. And you deserve that...we all deserve that.

 

[MicahBell]

I don't think I'd have to go if people were more tolerant.

I'm glad we live in a day and age where a lot of countries are more knowledgeable and accepting of mental struggles. But it's not enough. It's not even just that society wasn't made for those of us that struggle, but that they refuse to be empathetic and tolerant.

It is always, always mind over matter with these people. This is why I think education is important. Anyone with a concept of neurology, just a middle school understanding, should be able to comprehend mind IS matter. People are limited by how their brains are wired. My brain is wired in a fucked up little way. You wouldn't tell someone with schizophrenia to just focus and really try to figure out what's real and what's not, good luck! You wouldn't tell someone with paralysis in the legs to just really try and focus and see if you can't walk. Mental disabilities are just as concrete as physical ones.

I try my hardest. I really, really try to overcome what I can on my own. I've been looking everywhere for meds but there's a shortage going on right now. But my flavour of stupid inconveniences people and makes it hard for me to survive socially, so suddenly it's just 'You need to go for a walk, you need to just pull yourself up and try, the world won't wait for you, etc.'

I already lost the plot of this rant. I'm just saying the lack of understanding for people like me, for tolerance and empathy and compromise, because my brain is literally wired different, is insane. I wish people would take me seriously. I know it's selfish and narcissistic but I wish people would have some pity. I wish people could see that I'm trying, but much like a person in a wheelchair can't just try to walk, trying not to have severe depression and executive dysfunction doesn't do much.

For real. I don't understand why mental illness is seen as less real than physical illness. You're sick either way. I keep trying to tell myself if my family was sick and dying I wouldn't expect them to stick around for me, so I shouldn't be forced to live for them through this