So I heard this story second-hand, many years ago, but the gist was that a friend of a friend lived in what was generally considered a bad neighborhood, because he was a super poor college student and it was what he could afford. He didnāt have any furniture, he just slept on a blanket on the floor and had a milk crate for a chair and like an old wire spool as a table. No TV, nothing in the fridge, no microwave, basically just bare walls and a roof to keep the weather off. So one day he comes home, and thereās a man in his apartment, just standing there, with this look of utter amazement and horror on his face, and he turns to the guy whoās just entered and says, āThis your place? ācause I broke in to rob you, but shit, man, you aināt got nothinā. Wait here, Iāmāa be right back.ā And the burglar left, leaving a puzzled college student alone in his empty apartment. But sure enough, the burglar came back a while later, and brought some friends, and they delivered a table, a couple of chairs, and a small TV. āI think I got you a bed, too, but that might take a couple days.ā
So, the poor college student made some friends. And he didnāt ask where they got the stuff.
things depression is: various piles of rotting laundry, over the counter and prescribed pain meds/sleep pills, excuses on why you have to cancel plans, extreme irritability, joint/muscle/back pain, headaches, not showering for 2 and a half weeks, forgetting to eat/not being able to stop
things depression isnt: watchin netflix all day:p cause ur friends didnt call back, taking a nap, not wearing pants, being nonchalant, being sad sometimes
things mania is: irritability, ecstasy, paranoia, sometimes the inability to make rational decisions, impulsivity, magical thinking, sometimes god complex, staying up for 89 hours straight, wanting to get everything that doesnt need to be done, done, possible psychosis
things mania isnt: having a good day, doing something on a dare, being excited
things ocd is: constant intrusive horrific images playing in head, absolutely crucial compulsions, sore fingers, exhaustion, ridicule, extreme anxiety 24/7
things ocd isnt: fixing a table mat, making your Instagram feed nice
things psychosis is: paranoia, magical thinking, inability to differentiate between dream and reality, hallucinations (aud&vis), sometimes dangerous delusions, being a victim of shameless ablesm constantly
things psychosis isn’t: psychopathy, being assertive, being aggressive towards someone, making an assumption, edgy, aesthetic, trippy
people who are allowed to internalize and speak on mental illness, use ablest slurs and feel however they want about mental illness: people who are mentally ill
people who are not: neurotypicals
