The term "mental illness" holds a negative perceptions. It is a lot better than it was 20 years ago, but progress is still on the horizon.. I have been coping with mental illness for as long as I can remember - long before I was diagnosed as Bi-polar. There are things I did that may have been cause by my Bi-polar, but I will still be held accountable for my actions. There have been things I could have said and done better.
We need to bring an informational spark when we talk about mental health. For one, the term "crazy" is thrown around way too much, and I am the first one to call myself "crazy".
People are made to feel guilty about their disabilities; especially their mental issues. I can only speak for myself, but I hate to disappoint others and feel like a burden to them. I feel like I did something to deserve to be disabled; like I had done something terribly wrong.
I know that I had NOTHING to do with becoming disabled.
Why/ how can I feel guilty about something I had nothing to do with.
I am constantly apologizing for things I did or didn't do.
Now that I think about it, apologizing for what I can or can't do is taking away from what God can do thru my disabilities.
I need to start thinking about my disabilities this way
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