If physical health was treated like mental health.
When you have a mental illness, reaching out and facing up to it can be terrifying. Admitting it to friends and family can be just as scary.
Whilst many are lucky and have a good supportive structure around them, some have to deal with small minded comments. Sure they may have good intentions, but people that have never experienced mental health won't be able to understand how frustrating and upsetting some comments sound.
Not to mention sounding outright stupid.
If you're scratching your head wondering what on earth this girl is talking about, let me educate you by showing how it sounds to us.
If physical health was treated like mental health:
"My cousin has cancer too, you just need to do x y z"
Doctors must have forgotten to log that down whilst studying. Thank god for you.
"You need to change your outlook on life to fix that bone"
Man, we have health teams working on us, forgot that all I had to do was think of rainbows and shit.
"You won't stop bleeding if you don't make an effort"
Call people out who say this. The reactions can be amusing. Plus, they stop saying it.
"Explain to me why you have asthma"
Dumbledore is not impressed.
It's an illness. The explanation would consist of a lot of neurology, biology and such.
"Maybe you wouldn't be allergic if you force yourself to do it?"
We know what will trigger us. You don't. We may not like having to avoid it either! So stop.
"Have you tried going without medication? Might help the diabetes"
LOL...oh wait you're serious? Medication that keeps us functioning?....Really?
"Why are you lying around in a coma all day?"
Because sometimes, that's what we need to do.
That's just a sample of phrases we put up with...
Have any to add to the collection????
Let me know!
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