I Will Be Myself And Not What Others Want Me To Be

I’ve recently been diagnosed with both of these things and as horrible as it is to have an anxiety disorder, as much as i wouldn’t wish these feelings upon anybody, i’m not afraid to admit that i suffer from mental illness. It’s ok not to be ok and it doesn’t make us any less strong.

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xixgun · M

Not to be dismissive or make light of your diagnosis, how come no one wonders why 40 years ago hardly anyone suffered from these things when now almost everyone does?

SW-User

I don’t think it’s because these things didn’t exist 40 years ago. I think it’s because 1. There wasn’t as much understanding of mental health and research as there is now and 2. There was a bigger stigma around mental illness 40 years ago and a lot of people didn’t speak out about their struggles or seek help as much as they do now. @xixgun

BoobooSnafu

@SW-User exactly - I ran away from more than one psychologists diagnosis I'm my time - afraid to be labled.
Understanding has changed, but still has a long way to go.

JohnnyNoir · 56-60, M

@xixgun there was a stigma attached to this and very few people openly admitted to having these feelings so as to not be labeled crazy.