Wattpad Pet Peeves

Stop Romanticizing Mental Illness, Thanks

So let's say, there's this girl with depression and anxiety.

Her head isn't constantly filled with suicidal thoughts. Some days are worse than others. She does see a therapist, but they have a good relationship - a strictly professional one at that. She's on meds too. The hospital she visits doesn't have cruel staff that abuse her. Her parents actually believe that she has depression. They believe her, and support her.

The person that's into her doesn't take advantage of her depression or anxiety. Neither do her friends. Yes, she actually has friends. She's not a recluse, she's not an outcast, not an outsider. They don't guilt trip her, they don't force her, they don't make her feel bad for who she is. All in all, it's healthy relationships all around.

Now you may be wondering, "what the fuck's the point?" Wait. I'm getting to that.

Whenever I see mental illness portrayed in stories, specifically teen fiction, it's often treated as an excuse for the M/C's love interest and "friends" to abuse said M/C.

The thing is, the relationships aren't even meant to be seen as toxic, but they definitely are.

Yes, I know the situation I described is ideal, practically too ideal, but I wish that's how it would be for everyone dealing with mental issues.

You're not supposed to be fucking your therapist or shrink, the nurses at your hospital don't have a right to abuse you. It's not okay to be belittled by your significant other and your "friends."

Your significant other is not a savior, who sometimes makes you feel like shit, all for the sake of your "love" to survive.

And for the love of all that is good and holy, stop romanticizing self-harm, self-medication, and self-hatred.

It is not tragic and beautiful.

It is real, so real for so many people.

So, I'm gonna give you some examples that go beyond Wattpad, because this is a real ass issue I'm talking about here:

  *trigger warning*

Yeah, this shit? It's not okay.

Matter a fact, when the fuck did having a mental illness become cool and edgy?

WHEN DID IT BECOME COOL TO USE MENTAL ILLNESS AS A PLOT DEVICE? ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S PORTRAYED IN SUCH AN INACCURATE WAY.

If you're gonna write about something, at least try to make it realistic, because at the end of the day, there might be a real person with real depression or anxiety or bipolar disorder or schizophrenia or anything, behind that screen, reading what you write.

And I'm not saying what you write has to be certified by a  fucking psychiatrist, but have you stopped to think what you're writing may hurt someone? Or offend them?

I bet you anything, a person having panic attacks all the fucking time doesn't find their existence to be poetic.

A person contemplating ending their life isn't having a fun time doing it.

Wanting to die is not cute, it's not "in", it's not a "trend".

So stop writing about it like it is.

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