Each day, people constantly argue with themselves in their head. Trying to get yourself to stop thinking about something, depict against emotions (pissed off about something small, or sad because your fling isn't texting you back, etc.), or hell, whether its simply to decide what you want to eat that day. Everyone battles their own mind. But, what people fail to recognize.. those with a mental illness, have these daily struggles 100000 times worse.

That is pretty terrifying.

"An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older and about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people."

That is a damn lot of people. But does that mean all 57.7 million of these people are 'crazy'?

No. It means they have more shit to deal with than you. But do you hear them complaining?

...they still live each day without making it seem as hard as it is.

Take it from someone living with someone with schizoaffective disorder. It is a condition where a person experiences mild forms of schizophrenia (hallucinations or delusions) and bi-polar disorder (mood disorder; mania or depression) --extent of disorder not listed, much greater detail-- This disorder has tortured someone I love with all my heart for 32 years and will for the rest of their life. It has affected my childhood growing up with this around me (being unaware of what it actually was) causing me not to be as understanding as I should be with the lack of knowledge provided on disorders and how easy it is to actually obtain one (dis-including hereditary disorders) and how amazing the person actually is who deals with them.

Now when people hear terms like this, they instantly associate them with being crazy or different from the norm.

I'm here to inform you that is NOT how this works.

Having this doesn't make you any inferior to anyone else. You know what it does make you? Strong. You deal with paranoia, anxiety, and constant variations of emotions. Yeah, you have good days and you have bad days. You win some, you loose some. That's life.

People have shit going on. Duh. You never know to what extent it may be so judging based on diagnoses doesn't make you any inferior to them. Many of you reading this get what is fairly common in college students, anxiety. Whether its as minor as test-anxiety or anxiety that disables you from going certain places (a party, getting in the car with someone, walking to un-familiar areas) or even anxiety that causes you worry about your current fling.

Anixety.is.a.disorder.

Yes. It is.

It is extremely prevalent when I say how admirable each and every individual who constantly fights with their mind is, but each day portrays them as if they're 'normal'.

Every try telling your mind to shut up? You're over thinking, you're worrying for nothing, etc. Or get pissed off over stupid shit, cry because you're stressed (or for girls simply because it's that time of the month)? Or just are sad because someone didn't text you back?

Most disorders constantly cause the person to have this constant up-and-down emotion, or worry and can't just move past it. Yes, that sucks.

In my situation, I have learned to be patient and adjust to certain acustoms that make this person feel more okay with everyday things. Instead of thinking it is weird, or simply getting frustrated because it may be a little inconvenient, I admire that this disorder was thrown at this person and has taken it as grain of sand. Laughing at what it can do and dealing with it instead of wondering why it exists.

That is pretty awesome.

Don't get me wrong though, its a shame these things exists.

I want to scream knowing what is out there affecting the ones we love, torturing them and putting them in situations that make it almost impossible to get past.

Why things such as disorders, diseases, and cancer even exist to solely torture the person it affects and all those around them is beyond me.

But these things would not be thrown at you if you couldn't handle it.

Because let's be honest...