Dear Stranger,
Today was a tough one. It was stupid, I didn't expect them to be so... Aggressive. It caught me off guard and I started tearing up. Seriously? I feel like I'm still 15, on the verge of tears if anyone raises their voice at me.
It's so simple to them. I could tell they took nothing I said seriously, to these people, anxiety is just a little bit of stress from time to time, and depression is just feeling a little blue, they have no idea. It's not for nothing they're called mental illnesses, it's an illness just like any other, and it's fucking deadly.
I'm not weak but I am sick. And I'm tired of people looking at me like I'm just not "trying enough". I've been suicidal since I was 8. This has nothing to do with trying.
It's so frustrating, I don't really blame them either to be honest, anxiety and depression are so misrepresented, how could I expect them to understand? It's so complex, and different in everyone.
All I ask for is a little kindness. Then again, maybe I just don't deserve that?