One of my main pet peeves with having and dealing with a mental illness, yes that is exactly what it is, is when people tell me to just get over it. Like "fuck I haven't thought that before, let me hurry up and get happy so I don't ruin everyone else's day with this bullshit (yeah that's what they call it) and go back to being happy and living a normal life." Ugh! I have been dealing with the MDD for as long as I can remember. The PTSD only since 2010. If I could just "get over it" I would have done so a very long time ago so my life would be "normal." I do not think that people realize how many people are actually walking around and living with mental health illnesses without treatment. I know I did for several years. I will say that the only difference for me in life between the time I was living without treatment and the time that I have been living with treatment is that I have 2 more medications that I have to now take daily. I also have more coping mechanisms to assist me in getting through my day and not snapping at people. It is those 2 medications and coping mechanisms that I only received after first admitting that something was wrong and seeking the required help.
The second main pet peeve of mine with having and dealing with a mental illness is when other people fail to recognize that mental health is a real thing and needs to be discussed so that people stop having negative reactions and thoughts about mental health as a whole. Society as a whole needs to realize that your mental health affects the rest of your health all the time. And that can affect your life and the lives of everyone around you. I am a firm believer that if it is talked about more in society as a whole then more people would seek the help they need. This is especially true in men and the African American and Hispanic communities as a whole. It is so irritating and hurtful to hear people say "that's a white person thing" or "you just listening to them white doctors" especially when I know what I'm feeling and experiencing.
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