Stop telling people that their mental illness is not valid. I've heard about and seen articles addressing mental illness like depression and anxiety.

People are criticizing others for not being diagnosed by a doctor. They say that the person's "illness" isn't valid. That's like if you break your arm but don't go to the emergency room. Just because I haven't been to the doctor doesn't mean the arm is any less broken. And before you go talking about the difference between a sprain and a fracture. They are similar but feel different. People can have a mental illness but not want to tell anyone.

The article I read addressed that anxiety and depression are the new fads of social media. That people claim to have them to get attention and be more relatable. I would not doubt that and I'm sure they are people out there that lie about their diseases. I know a person who wants to lie about having anxiety to get a single room. So I’m not saying that people don’t lie. But there are people who aren’t diagnosed and still suffer.

People may think their feelings of depression or anxiety are normal and don’t feel the need to be medicated. The person might also be scared to tell anyone because they don’t want anyone to know. It’s similar to when I broke my elbow, I lied and told my mom it was okay. That the ice helped and I just smiled through the pain. My mom knew I wasn’t okay and forced me to go to the emergency care. I ended up having a broken elbow and having to wear a cast for almost a month.

People out there want to seem special. They want to seem higher even if they aren’t. They write articles where if they belittle people they get more attention. It’s sad that people feel the need to tell people that what they feel is wrong. If a person thinks they have anxiety or depression and you are “diagnosed”, help them through it. Tell them the signs and what is normal to feel. If their feelings are similar to yours get them help. Never judge someone or make assumptions. People suffer in silence a lot.

Doctors are scary and no one ever wants to think something is wrong with them. What if someone told you that you don’t have depression or anxiety because the medicine gets rid of it. Stop telling people that they are wrong or make their feelings not valid. Some people are there want to seem higher than others. The article did make one good point that I want to end on. There are more mental illness then anxiety and depression, so if you think you have either go to the doctor in case you have something other than anxiety or depression. But if you don’t feel comfortable telling people know that people do care and want to look out for you.

You are loved and never let anyone get you down.