I am definitely not seeking attention either. It just shows that most people are either, uneducated, ignorant, misinformed, or all of the above when it comes to mental illness. It can be infuriating. I recently tried explaining things to my family and it did not go well at all. They know that I am diagnosed with mental illness. But, they can't grasp the "illness", just the "mental". So, to them, I can just "will" it away with my "mental" abilities, because my "negativity" is the cause of me not getting better.
Yep...it is frustrating.
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