I cannot understand why

Life can be hard. Life can be cruel. Illness can take up a lot, but I can not understand why someone who has so many people who love & care about them will not reach out and ask for help. Mental illness is not seen as it was 20 years, even 10 years ago. I do not understand the stigma behind mental illness and someones complete disregard for life, especially when they have so much to live for.

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bugeye · 26-30, F

Theres several reasons why someone might not reach out. Maybe they think they'll be a burden on them, maybe they are in denial about how bad it really is, maybe the problem is who theyre reaching out to.

The third one was my problem, for every struggle i ever had my mom would follow it up with some bible verse as if that made anything better.