07/09/2022
One thing that NOBODY up here knows about me, is just how "mental" I REALLY am. A few people have seen a tiny little fraction of it. But that wasn't even the tip of the iceberg. I know that those few people that saw what little they did see , were left scratching their heads, and some of them thought it was "selfish" of me after I tried to end my life, but they didn't KNOW me. I really truly love every one of those people, even after the way I was treated. But because I'm such a DEEPLY emotional person, things have just stuck with me. Because even though I didn't know anyone that well, I still believed that people actually cared. So, it cut me VERY deeply. Not very many people know exactly what things feel like for me. So, I've been left with bitterness and some resentment, which are negative emotions that I DON'T WANT to FEEL. But it's been hard to let go of all that, because it is actually a BIG deal. It all actually led me to wanting to EDUCATE people, and to point a spotlight on MENTAL ILLNESS. So, I try to focus on being positive and proactive about it. I do admit, that there is a TINY little, slightly petty voice in me that wants to do something to just call people out on certain things. My experience made me want to write a guide for people on what NOT to do when someone is suicidal. I've lived with mental illness my whole life and I've only just started figuring it out and understanding it and myself more in the last few years!! So, people may have thought they "know" me, nope. I didn't even know myself as well as I thought I did back then. I joke around and say "I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell", but it's not really "a joke