People have always said it's not easy being a teenager. You've got high school, friends, bullies, enemies, drama, boyfriends and girlfriends, breakups . . . It's a never-ending swirl of stress and built-up emotions. Some people handle it differently than others, but there's no denying it's hard on everyone. Now being almost 20 years old, Whyville has always been one of my releases. I've made wonderful friends on here, some still come online, some don't. I'm thankful for every one of them, because they've all helped me in some way. Near or far, a friend is a friend no matter what.
I also have an account on a website called Tumblr, which is another one of my releases. I've also made wonderful friends there, and I love reading through my feed. But, every now and then, I see posts that romanticize and glorify mental illness, and that's not something I'm okay with. "I'm so depressed," or "I'm so bipolar sometimes," get dropped daily by people who don't even really realize what they're saying. To this day, people just don't understand mental illness and how it can totally plague someone's life. People claim they're "bipolar" if they have a sudden mood swing. People claim they're "depressed" if they've had a bad day or two, not really knowing how severe the actual illnesses are. I talk from experience.
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