Everyone suffers stress at some point in their life… probably at many
points. Sometimes stress becomes anxiety, and sometimes anxiety might have
little to do with stress.
The thing is that despite the fact that 1 in 4 people suffer a mental health
problem at some point in their lives, there is still a stigma about mental
health. And I can’t help but wonder why (cause that is a hell of a lot of people).
Depression is a clinical condition. A person would not be embarrassed to
admit that they suffer from asthma or diabetes; however, when I was diagnosed
depression my mom’s first words to me were
‘Do not tell the family or the
university, just say that you’re stressed’
Why, I thought, would I have to lie
about my medical condition? I know she only meant it to protect me.
If I try to
use other words, the words that my psychologist and psychiatrist are using now
– ‘borderline personality disorder’ (or BPD)– people will simply hear ‘crazy’.
That is why I have
only told the closest people that that’s the latest diagnosis. They know me
well. Like my dear boyfriend told me, in his words ‘I have diabetes, but I
am not a diabetic’. I have had repeated episodes of depression during my life,
since I was 11, I am 21 now. I have felt this constant feeling of emptiness for
10 years. I have a personality disorder. But I am a lot more than that. I am
more than my diagnosis. Just like you. We’re not just made of 1 simple thing.
And that’s why the people who are close to me don’t judge me for knowing that I
have a personality disorder, despite the stigma around it. They know ME. They are ready to take this path with me and learn
about the disorder, to defy the stigma, to know more about it all. I know this
also affects them. And that is partly why I want to get better. No one else really needs to know, however there is no reason to be ashamed of other people knowing about this condition. Like I said it is just a medical condition just like any other... and if a stigma exists around it... it is time for it to stop existing. And for us to be part of that.
And this blog is part of my recovery.
I want to make this blog a safe space for me and for the readers to talk
and discuss mental health and recovery. What makes me feel better. Please feel
free to comment and to post in the comments what you think, if you agree, if
you disagree, I want to know.
So if you also want to recover (no matter what your mental health
problem is, or even if you don’t have one), and even if you don’t, follow me in
this adventure!
We are all extraordinary, but normal, people; just like everyone else
is.
The only thing I will not tolerate in the comments is disrespect. Not
against me, not against well-being, not about life, not about any previous
comment (so if you comment something MEAN I will have to delete it)
If you need urgent help, please go visit this page.
Life is beautiful ♥
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