they are illnesses too
they are just like cancer or hypothermia, or breaking your arm
Depression isn't an emotion, it's a sickness
So is eating disorders
And anxiety
People need to realize this and pay more attention to people's mental health instead of brushing it off and thinking it's not important.
it is important
People also forget that you have to get diagnosed to be 'depressed' or have an eating disorder. If you are having a shit life and are always sad, that does not mean you are depressed. if you are nervous before a test that does not mean you have anxiety. if you skip a couple of meals that does not mean you have an eating disorder
Don't self diagnose yourself, it's like waking up one day and assuming you have cancer. those crappy tests online mean nothing. if you feel like you have a mental illness or disorder, go to a doctor, and get diagnosed.
Don't go around on tumblr saying you have depression when you have not been diagnosed
You can say you are deeply sad, but depression is not an emotion
