creator-chaos:

jordansjourneyto130:

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen. People do not understand that mental illnesses, such as depression, are actual chemical imbalances in your body. They are not brought on by choice. My dad was diagnosed with depression. He was so ashamed of it that he hid it from me and my brothers. A month later, he killed himself. The stigma that comes with mental illness made my Dad embarrassed to talk to his own kids about this problem because he felt like less of a man.

Erase the stigma. The more we talk about mental illness, the less likely it will end in suicide.

Even if the cause isn’t just straight-up genetics, like situation-based depression or personality disorders that are linked to childhood, it’s still an illness. And while we should take responsibility to deal with them appropriately, we shouldn’t feel guilty for having them.

(Source: losingthe-war, via presidentjonesco)

Posted on August 13th at 11:54 PM
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