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brokentoys · 1 year

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anxiety isn't just being a little scared about something rational (failing your interview)

social anxiety & awkwardness isn't just you're "shy" and sometimes you say something silly.

narcissist personality disorder isn't just having an "ego."

schizophrenia isn't just seeing funny hallucinations or hearing voices to Kill Kill Kill.

depression isn't just feeling sad.

i'm tired of media, and well, some people as well, thinking mental illnesses are just quirky and fun traits all while watering down the actual disorder, or refusing to acknowledge the "uglier" reality of them. they're called disorders and illnesses for a reason. they're not just "quirks" you give a character to make them Unique !

#( 🧩 ✧ INFERIOR PUPPETEER ✧ | OOC )#// just bc i saw sb on tweeter post a screenshot of 4chan #// of a dude saying hollywood doesn't understand social anxiety - especially when they have the socially awkward guy get a gf like..#// from practically the Start #// and everyone on tweeter was of course making fun of the dude #// by saying 'well maybe bc he actually bathes and stuff!'#// and it's like yea - 4channers are basement dwellers haha #// but he's also got a point #// many hollywood medias depict mental illnesses & disorders #// without caring to actually understand them #// or even glamorizing them #// like there are many unrealistic depictions of anxiety and all this sooo-#// i understand that sdfjdsfnsdfjdsnf #// and rly even ppl on the internet having a problem thinking mental illnesses are just Quirky Personality Traits #// and nothing more beyond that #// most mental illnesses (if not all) tend to impact how you live #// and can make life a struggle

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