What Do You Wish People Knew About Your Mental Health
What Do You Wish People Knew About Your Mental Health
Living with mental health challenges sadly often means dealing with misconceptions or feeling misunderstood.
If you could tell others just one thing about your experience, what would it be?
Maybe it’s something people get wrong.
Maybe it’s something they never ask.
Maybe it’s what you wish someone had said to you or perhaps something else!
Please share below if you feel comfortable to do so. I look forward to reading your contributions and discussing such an important topic. 🌻
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Double edge sword. Part of me wishes to tell them although I smile, tears perpetually fall behind my eyes. The other part of me dares not to say anything. Afraid of being rejected or avoided if I did.
@forlorn1
It is okay to not be okay and to feel the way you do so please remember this. At 7 Cups, you can be who you are and do not need to mask how you feel. We want to know how you're really feeling and sending lots of my thoughts your way. You really are not alone.
I don’t mean to always snap back but I can’t control it at times to protect myself from being hurt! I’m triggering more now than usual and I need all the support I can get from my family… I need them more than ever right now
@adrjust1
I truly hope you can get family support because our support networks are so so important to us as you know. I hope you can reach out for the support you need from those who you care about the most.
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
absolutely nothing! I am not defined by any subjective dsm5 diagnosis.
judge me on my character and actions.
It’s not a diagnosis making the actions it’s me the responsible human of those actions.
@LabeledBPD
I wholeheartedly agree! :) We are not defined by our mental health at all, it's a part of how we think, feel and behave but it doesn't capture us as a whole.
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
thoughts translate into emotion. Thoughts and understanding coupled with perspective is ever evolving. Situations change as does knowledge resulting in an ever evolving emotional state.
We are all a product of our thoughts and beliefs when regarding MH in many and especially CBT published studies.
i am sorry for being so dismissive and combative when it was a opportunity for change and people to ask in a obscure way for help & change in accessing support. It was hard to not just immediately rebut a desire that was not one desired.
A “normal” person’s worst day is the everyday baseline for most people with depression. We scrape and fight everyday for light. It’s exhausting.
Absolutely. This message is such an important reminder.
So many people are carrying invisible weights behind their smiles, their productivity, their “I’m fine.” Mental health doesn’t always show up on the outside—and that’s why compassion matters so deeply. We never truly know what someone is navigating within.
To anyone reading this: you don’t have to carry it alone. If you ever need a listening ear, a safe space, or just someone to talk to without judgment, please feel free to connect with me. Sometimes even the smallest conversations can be the beginning of healing.
Let’s keep showing up for each other—with empathy, honesty, and care.
@Deanmaldan
So very well said :) "We never truly know what someone is navigating within" and this stuck with me as it's such a powerful message. We never truly know and that is why active listening, empathy and compassion really do matter as you know.
I wish my parents can understand that just because they've provided me basic needs doesn't mean I can't have anxiety and depression. And it doesn't mean that they aren't making me feel overwhelmed.
@convivialCar4225
Mental health goes way beyond meeting the basic needs, true! It must be incredibly frustrating when you feel like your anxiety and depression aren't being acknowledged by your parents.
It's completely understandable to feel overwhelmed, and it's a real challenge when the very people who are supposed to support you don't seem to grasp the depth of what you're going through. Your feelings are valid, and I so wish the same for you! 💛
I would want someone to just check in to me that how am I doing or something being lonely sucks man and I hope they understand that I'm not able to smile like they do cuz I don't feel happiness but it doesn't means I'm rude or I don't want to be part of them just bcz I'm boring for them that my interests are different doesn't means they'll treat me like i don't exist.
@braveSpruce7209
Hi there 😊, I just read your post and wanted to ask how you feel now? It hurts when people treat you like you do not exist, so sorry if you're experiencing it. I believe we all have ample space to learn more about others, about disorders, illnesses etc. There is a lot of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge so one can quickly come to assumption like "They are rude". May I ask if you suffer from anhedonia?
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS I am struggling with worst-level OCD. I also have depression, had anorexia in the past too, suffer from obsessive unrequited love. Life is a nightmare.
True
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Wish more people recognised that
