I loved
You
With everything I had but
You
Couldn’t even look me
In the eye
And tell me
You
Didn’t feel the same, instead
You
Cheated and lied
You
Led me on
You
Let me love
You
Until I was nothing

Please, never use the term “I felt pretty depressed” if you’re talking about that one time your parents wouldn’t let you go to that party.
Please never say “I’m so bipolar” just because someone made you mad and you went from being friendly to then yelling.
Please don’t say “I feel so anorexic” just because you forgot to eat a meal or you didn’t finish your dinner.
Please never, ever say “I swear you’re mentally *******”
Because there are people out there who actually do feel depressed.
And maybe it’s because they didn’t have a childhood, or they got abandoned way too many times or just the simple fact they’re actually just depressed.
Because there are people out there who go from being content one minute to just be shaking and trembling the next, and they can’t control the way they’re feeling.
Because there are people out there who struggle with anorexia. Who force themselves to drink water as meals because they hate their bodies.
Because there are people out there who can’t control the way they think, act and or feel.
Because mental illnesses are real; and they’re not jokes either.
So please, never, ever treat them like they are.
-j.p.
— Mental illnesses aren’t jokes; don’t laugh about them.