 Hey, Psych2Goers, welcome back to our channel. For those struggling with a mental illness, it can be great when someone reaches out to talk about what you're going through. But sometimes, people can say some really unhelpful things. People who are suffering from a mental illness often hear the same type of unhelpful remarks. At some point, it can become annoying. It's important to spread awareness about mental illness, and to help those who may not know what to say to someone who has one. So, here's a list of some annoying things you should not say to someone with a mental illness. Although your intentions may be good, they've simply heard these ones before. A lot. 1. You're not even trying. Try? You mean, I can try to not have a mental illness? I never thought of that. Everyone with a mental disorder has likely tried to improve their mental health at some point. For many, they're always struggling with it, even though they might appear fine on the outside. To assume that someone hasn't or isn't even trying? At all? Not that helpful, my friend. 2. Just snap out of it. Snap out of it? Or clap out of it? Maybe clapping could be the new key. Because yeah, you know, we've tried snapping before. It just doesn't work. 3. Attention seeker. Boy, this one. There's nothing wrong with you. Stop baking it. Such an attention seeker. Is that why they've been faking it for the last 20 years? Somebody give this person an Oscar. 4. Other people have it a lot worse than you do. Everyone fights their own battles. And we can't imagine everyone's pain. Everyone has their own experiences, so a good idea would be to stop comparing. Because although some may have it worse, it doesn't stop the pain from being any less real. Everyone goes through their own struggles. We all do. And at the moment, it can seem like one of the worst feelings we'll ever experience. So just because someone else is going through something terrible as well, doesn't make another's own struggles any less valid. 5. But you have such a great life. Shall I count the ways in which celebrities and successful people have struggled with mental illness? There are quite a few. Both is no matter how rich, successful, or happy someone looks, you never know what they're going through. Many people struggling often wear a mask of confidence or happiness in order to appear fine to everyone else. One really no matter how great their life can seem to you, odds are you won't know what it is that they're going through. Everyone is different. I think we learned that in kindergarten, right? Mrs. Simmons class? So it's best to stop expecting everyone's situations to be the same. You can be grateful for what you have in your life and still be going through some serious struggles. 6. Everyone can be a little moody, sad, OCD sometimes. Bruh. Really? You're gonna go there. Some people like to underplay someone else's mental illness as nothing. To them, it's just a strong reaction to a problem everyone has. And really, there's a chemical imbalance going on in their brains. Some can say you're just being sad or moody and need to move on like normal people. Some even like to use literal terms for mental illnesses like it's no big deal, too. Now, some people who are going through a mental illness often use humor as a defense mechanism or simply because they're so used to living with a disorder. But others really don't know what realm they're dipping their toes in. I'm so OCD. I'm so bipolar. I wish I was anorexic. Yikes. Don't even get me started on these ones. 7. There's no way you have a mental illness. Some people have an idea built up in their heads of what mental illness looks like. Guess what? They could be right about some things, wrong about others. Because not everyone is the same. Remember, we learned this in kindergarten? Some people can appear happy on the outside and be struggling with something internally. Someone can be exhibiting strong physical symptoms that may come across as their worst to you when actually it's their best. Their symptoms have improved a lot compared to before. But you wouldn't know that, right? Because we may never know who or who doesn't have a mental disorder. 8. You're being overdramatic. Overdramatic? If you think this is overdramatic, you should see how I was last year. That might be existential crisis terms to you then. Oh, yeah, it was. 9. Other people's lives are hard too, and they're not crying about it. Similar to saying people have it so much worse than you, this one seems to get thrown around a lot. A lot of people like to say you should toughen up and get over it. How crying became something that's used against others, to weaken them. When really, it's something we often need. It's natural, it's cleansing, it's powerful, and it's something we often need to help build ourselves up again. And number 10. You're wrong. I have a different experience. Some people have experienced mental illness differently. That's normal. But to say someone else's experiences are wrong simply because they're not your own. Why is your experience the only right one? Some people will point to someone they know who has suffered a mental illness, valid points, or maybe they have a mental disorder. Everyone's experience is valid, but don't think your experience is the only one. Everyone has a different story, coping mechanism, a different defense, a spectrum of symptoms. Some line up with a textbook definition, others don't. Some can be a combination of many. So you hold on to your experiences, but don't invalidate someone else's, simply because it's not your own. When in doubt, take it from Mrs. Simmons kindergarten class. Everyone is different. So much of these have you heard. 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