Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of Have you tried?s Have you tried exercising? Have you tried eating better? Have you tried not being sad, not being sick? Have you tried being more like me? Have you tried shutting up? Yes, I have tried. Yes, I am still trying, and yes, I am still sick. Sometimes monsters are invisible, and sometimes demons attack you from the inside. Just because you cannot see the claws and the teeth does not mean they aren’t ripping through me. Pain does not need to be seen to be felt. Telling me there is no problem won’t solve the problem. This is not how miracles are born. This is not how sickness works. Emm Roy
About This Quote

This quote is a very powerful one. It speaks to how society needs to look at mental illness in a different way. This is because in our society, people are often looked at as being "sick" when they are in pain, whether it be physical or mental. This idea stems from the idea that if you have visible symptoms of being sick, you are in fact sick.

However, in reality, this is not always the case. One of the most important things that this quote shows is that it takes more than just having visible symptoms to be considered "sick". On the contrary, just by being yourself can have an impact on the world around you even when you are in pain.

If people knew that, they would stop assuming that someone who has mental health issues must be acting out.

Source: The First Step

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