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Jan 15, 2023, 08:41 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Hexagon
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Question is: shall I live like I do and keep it in a special, secret circle? Or not? My mom told me about this and that it has its - cons. And only cons. That people will never ever see me as I once was. But a part of me just say “go for it” and “relieve the burden”. However, it’s easy said than done, living in a country where people on media talks a lot about mental illness and show kindness and support, while reality is much, much different. I don’t know anymore, to be honest....
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I believe that all of us with a mental illness ask the question you are asking. And we ask it over and over, again. I have had a few times when I thought I would take the chance and disclose my mental illness to even a few people. But then I would think the same way your mom does, that people will see me as my mental illness before they see the real me. Also, people sometimes use mental illness as a weapon. Such as, You are doing 'this' only because you are crazy. For me, the hurt of that is almost unbearable.
So, as you can guess I have decided to keep my diagnosis to myself, in almost all cases. But, some are very open and things go fine with that, too.
All in all, your question is a good one to ask. I wish the answer was also easy.
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