Stop romanticizing mental illness.
It’s that simple.
Stop acting like because you had a bad day, youre depressed.
Depression is more than that.
It’s not brushing your teeth, or showering, or even getting dressed for weeks because you simply cant find the motivation to do so.
Stop acting like self harm is someone holding you telling you everything will be okay because they saw you harm yourself.
Self harm is more than that.
It’s sitting in your bedroom with the door locked.
Sobbing. Mutilating your body because you have such hate for it and a lifetime reminder of what happened, stuck on your body.
Anorexia isn’t politely denying dessert
Anorexia is more than that.
It’s weeks of hunger because you arent your ideal weight. It’s sobbing in the bathroom wanting to eat but knowing if you do, you fail.
PTSD isn’t just a war flashback that pops in your head and leaves, as you continue on your day.
PTSD is more than that .
It’s waking up in the middle of the night screaming in fear, your mind telling you everything is happening once again. It’s having a flashback in the middle of doing something and completely stopping, unable to move on with your day, stuck with the reminder as if you’re reliving it.
Anxiety isn’t being shy with a shaky leg.
Anxiety is more than that.
It’s feeling as if your lungs are collapsing, the room is spinning, and you feel as if the walls are closing in. It’s scratching youre arms or picking your nails to the point of bleeding because youre so anxious.
Stop romanticizing mental illness.
Stop joking about mental illness.
It’s more than what you think.
Not really a poem but yk. I only did things i have personally experienced because i didnt want to inform people i wasnt sure of what it felt like personally, so if anyone would like to add a continuation in the comments, feel free