You know it really does piss me off how people do not or won't understand what mental health is all about. I know you guys here understand but there are many in the world that just don't get it.

Many mental health issues are because of severe distress. It's not something that can be controlled but it is something we learn to cope with. (Oh why doesn't she just control her behaviour!) It's not as easy as all that, if it was many of us would not suffer.

Imagine this, a child is abused throughout their childhood but blocks much of it out because it's too difficult to deal with. It couldn't be let out at the time because it was unsafe to do so. Right. So as an adult the distress comes out. But there are people that do not understand this concept and I suppose they wouldn't unless they had been through it themselves. I wish people did get it and then maybe there would be a little more compassion in the world!

End of rant.