I saw this today and I still can't believe how true it is. I remember when I first was finding out I had anxiety and depression, before I went to a doctor, I would hear similar things to this all the time. I think, "people have it a lot worse." Was the most common. Although, yes, that's true.. It doesn't mean that what another person is going through and feeling isn't important or should be ignored. We all have different battles, and so many more than we think are mental illnesses. 

It's important to know that when someone is going through a hard time, no matter what, support can make such a difference. Physical and mental illnesses are different, but not by a whole lot. They both deserve equal support. I've said this before and I'll say it again, I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for my support system. Not everyone has that, and in mental illnesses, everyone needs it. 

I hid what I was going through for years, and looking back on what I went through alone and now what I go through with the people who support me, is so black and white. It's amazing to have people in my life who genuinely care when they ask how I'm doing, when before I'd bottle it up and scream it all out. 

I am not ashamed of my mental illness and my struggles. One thing I know for sure, it has made me a stronger person because of it. It has made me more understand, caring, and accepting with people and their everyday struggle; it has made me, me. It has made me love myself exactly the way I am. 

It you're struggling with a mental illness, get the help you need. What everyone else has to say about it doesn't even compare to the help you can get to feel they way you want to. Find your support, get your support.  But also, if you know someone struggling, be their support. Help them, don't ignore them. Be someone to lift them up, not bring them down. If they come to you, they trust you; try to uplift them, don't ignore them. Mental illness is real, and it's about time people start to be aware of that. It's not made up, it's not just in someone's head. It impacts a persons thinking, feeling or mood, and it affects their function on a daily basis. 

Since this has been more of a ramble, I definitely found this relevant and necessary. 

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