Mental Disorder Code 101
a. It is absolute that you must have messy hair, even better if they are unwashed. It helps to display that you are hopeless.
b. You are only allowed to wear dark, in-coordinate and possibly unwashed outfit. Colourful or stylish outfit is considered breaking the code.
c. Your face must look absolutely sick at all time. It must resemble a corpse. Keep your under-eye as dark as possible. Make up is absolutely forbidden. It shows that we try desperately to function and look fine through the suffering, and sometime succeed, which is unbelievable.
d. You must cry or look like you are about to cry at all time. People do not believe that you are going through a depressive episode unless you cry all the time. Smiling and laughing and acting like everything is normal even though you are in serious pain will lead people to believe that you fake your mental illness.
e. Having panic attack, unfortunately, should be avoid at all causes as most of the population perceive it as calling for attention and fake. So please 'suck it up', like normal people told you so.
f. To avoid people not believing that you have mental disorder, it is useful to always include absurd topics in conversations once in a while such as how much you want to end your life or how much you find the world distorted and should be destroyed. This way, people will start to be concerned about your mental state, although in a very exaggerating way, but at least they will believe you. (Warning: This also could be seen as fake and also attention seeking as well, so please do it carefully.)
g. An alternative way to display your mental illness is to sit quietly at the darkest corner of the room. Keep you eyes on the floor. Please avoid conversation and eye contact that comes toward you. If making response is necessary, say only two word at most in hoarse, tiring voice. Recommending words are 'ok', 'sorry' or groaning noise.
h. If none of the above is not working just pretend that you see butterflies everywhere and lick their faces.
These rules must be followed ABSOLUTELY, as if you break the code people will not believe that you have mental illness. It is not acceptable that people who suffer from mental illness can look just like normal population. Some people might refuse to believe you and give you the supports that you need. Stay visibly stereotypically mentally ill.
