about things like anxiety or depression
is everyone is always under the impression that the people who
suffer from it should change their behavior or thinking in
order to adapt to the world around them. rarely is any
responsibility placed on the people who don’t suffer from
any of these things. it’s just always assumed that the
person suffering from any type of mental illness is the one who
needs to change or to adapt, whereas no one else is expected to
change their ways of thinking in order to be more
understanding, educated or helpful to those who aren’t
like them. it’s unfair and quite honestly tremendously
unproductive. mental illness is just that — it’s an
illness. so instead of telling someone all the ways in which
they need to change, start asking
them ways in which you can
help them feel more comfortable.
