Originally Posted by meerkat (Post 565234)

@sravani: YAY FOR POSITIVITY <33333333 (also yes i am one of those people that would probably freak out completely if anyone tried to do... something to themselves)


okay.
here goes.
i've been wanting to say this for awhile and i honestly don't want to offend anyone.
this applies mostly irl so it isn't referring to you, whoever you are. i just want to see if anyone else has observed similar behavior lately. (oh gosh that came across as nerdier than intended)

people around here have sort of been romanticizing things like depression and suicidal tendencies. now, i don't think i've ever been depressed and i am so incredibly fortunate for that. i have pretty violent mood fluctuations (probably because i sometimes don't even understand my own feelings, save that for another rant) and have nearly felt like kicking the bucket, but not for prolonged periods of time. and joining marching/concert band and hopefully getting a design internship is helping even it all out.
but these people? they're the "oh lol i'm so depressed" type. no. it's not something to be flaunted, is it? because depression, put as simply as i can, is a real mental illness. and mental illness does NOT make you cute. i've consulted with my parents and others and i might have a mild form of anxiety (see also: random must-do-all-the-work episodes) and it is NOT cute. in any way. but people do the same with anxiety as well: "look at me i'm so anxious and nervous lolol." it's not something to be flaunted and worn as a badge. if you've survived it, good for you! my sincerest congratulations, and i mean it! feel free to tell everyone how you won that battle and kicked that illness in the face and recovered and came out strong once again. but if you currently are suffering, would you really treat it as a cute accessory? try replacing depression or anxiety with cancer: "yeah i'm like so disadvantaged bc i have cancer! XDXD" doesn't that sound messed up? it is.
suicidal tendencies are NOT cute. self harm scars are NOT cute. but living through it all and emerging even stronger than you were before? that's more than cute. that is awesome and powerful and you deserved it. and please ignore the douchefaces that romanticize suffering and invalidate everything you've been through and treat it as just a cute little label to introduce yourself with. your mental health does NOT define you as a person. so don't let it.

sorry if i was offending.

(EDIT: oh gosh i was looking through my old posts here and i was one of those people. screw you, little meera. you were not only an embarrassment to current meera, but you were a doucheface as well. screw you for being so melodramatic and thinking it was cute to try to kill yourself. you huge effing idiot, you.)

Originally Posted by LizzieS (Post 565238)

this
i tried to reblog this and then i remembered this isn't tumblr

Originally Posted by pluzzle (Post 565235)

Meera I totally get where you're coming from and it was orobably directed at me Lmao but no I totally get what ur saying

Originally Posted by meerkat (Post 565246)

should i post it on tumblr as well?

Originally Posted by meerkat (Post 565248)

ahhahaha it's at people irl and i'm so freaking sick of it
but milo you are amazing do you really think i'd direct that at you