I hate disasters. Not only because I feel terrible for the victims, but because they tend to give anyone with a 'mental illness' just a little bit worse of a stigma.

While I don't want anyone else to get hurt, I don't like having to hide behind vague medical terms when I'm explaining to professors why I couldn't come to class (most often from meds screwing with my sleep schedule). It's one thing to want my privacy, another to fear discrimination if people in charge were to find out.

I'm already doing my best to figure out what I'm gonna do to keep my name out of a registry in Maryland for when my official diagnosis changes. That's just for my drivers license. What's gonna happen next? Am I gonna have to disclose my history of self harm before I'm allowed to buy a pack of disposable razors? History of purging before I'm allowed to get a toothbrush? How far is too far?

I hate stigma.