As for ADHD, it's called a "disorder" (not a "talent") for a reason. Do we need to say much more than that?

I’ve been depressed for at least half of my 65 years. Just before I turned 30, I tried to kill myself but had severely underestimated how many pills I’d needed to steal out of other people’s medicine cabinets and ended up spending two weeks in a locked psychiatric ward. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced, and it also turned out to be a good thing in that I learned that I wasn’t just a lame-o who couldn’t get a grip on how life worked. I was diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder and put on medication. For the first couple of decades I went on and off them, but once I needed to take daily thyroid medication, I went back on them and stayed. Mental illness is not something that should be made light of!

Mental health care worker here. I have bad ADHD and severe PTSD. One thing I will say, other than damn right!, is that ADHD is really a superpower. BUT, it's more like that giant flipping laser that Cyclops has. Ie You need to find a way to guide or it destroys EVERYTHING.

I help someone who is bipolar 2, autistic (Aspergers), panic disorder. It's awful. Really hard to get a job they can do, which has to be working alone; the depression is debilitating and being manic (can't sleep) is the worst! No one wants true mental illness.

ASD and C-PTSD. It both frustrates me that people think mental health conditions are "cool" and horrifies me that noone actually really understands a damn thing about them but they all have "helpful" advice to give when I explain I have a condition.

I absolutely hate it when I see TikTokers faking anxiety attacks when they’re really something that is extremely limiting and horrifying to experience. All it does is prevent people who really need help from getting any because people assume they’re faking. The whole thing just makes me sick.

I cannot upvote this enough!

I feel like a lot of people pretend to have a mental illness to get attention. It is sickening

Getting older with a mental illness sucks big time. It doesn't get easier over the years. Lots of things make it tougher. I saw what bipolar did to my mom. She was undiagnosed and never got help. My own struggle with it is ongoing and I've recently had to make big changes in my life just to be able to be functional for my wife and son. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

This is so true! Whenever I hear people say things like "I'm so depressed" jokingly and have people laugh it makes me so angry. They likely don't sob in the shower every day or have trouble getting out of bed because they think "what's the point?". They aren't paranoid that everybody is laughing at them and they don't overanalyze one tiny mistake they make. The same goes for OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, etc. I personally have BPD and recovered from bulimia and it shocks me at how insensitive people can be to try to get attention. Mental illness likes to hide, it doesn't jump out and say "here I am! Pay attention to me!"

I definitely agree with this. However it certainly should not be demonized. The whole neurodiversity thing has been really helpful for me and amazing. Just because something is "normal" or like neurotypicals doesn't mean it's inherently better or what I should experience/do as well.

"Disorder," the D in these acronyms, means the condition prevents healthy functioning. My ex's unmanaged OCD was a huge factor in the demise of our marriage.

I was diagnosed with bipolar when I was 17. I also have diabetes (not obese - it's hereditary), and if I could get rid of one of them it would be the bipolar. That's all I'm going to say..

As someone who has ADHD, and whose son has ADHD, I don't think it's glorifying it to call it a super power. It's taking something that we struggle with and giving it as much positive energy as we can, BECAUSE we fight with it all day every day. No, it's not fun. Yes, it hurts and it's hard to get though life with it. But when we tell our kids they are amazing, that is the damn truth. The super power is not in having ADHD, but surviving and being the best you can DESPITE ADHD. That is my opinion.

It's not a personality trait or a fun quark. It's life threatening for some.

THIS!! I am going through some tough times with my son right now. He is neurodivergent, has attention deficit (he is not hyper active, just "dreamy"), and he recently was diagnosed with depression. I wish could take all his woes away because he is such an amazing human being. People that pretend to be depressed to get attention make it hard for others to take it seriously for people who are really suffering. 😡

I don't get this. When people started thinking that depression is cool personality trait?

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looking at you Gacha kids, with you romanticing murder, rape, depression, suicide, and poverty

I would love to get rid of all my mental illnesses, it's not romantic, never was. It's just ruining my life!

Wait. What? What can we do better?

THIS. This bothers me so much. I was diagnosed by a health professional(let me stress the health professional part, this was no self diagnosis) with severe anxiety disorder and major depression when I was only 11. I had a mental breakdown, was su*cidal, until my parents realized what was going on, got me help, and Im on meds now. I hate hate HATE it when I see these kids online saying stuff in their bios like "✨depressed✨" or writing comments like "omg, I'm so OCD 😩." Or they will be chatting with some other kid and say something like "Im literally having a panic attack right now, I think Im going to (end it all)." and then some other kid is like "no please dont do that, your life is so meaningful, don't do it" and then, having received the attention that they wanted, the kid is like "o-okay, I, I won't do it, I guess 🥺" (with this beautiful fake stutter thrown in for, ya know, dramatic effect). And when you talk like that I know you are faking cause who actually talks like that unless

I agree with mental health not being seen as 'trendy' but everyone I've heard describe ADHD as a superpower has been people who also have ADHD. I think the idea is to take some ownership and power from the disability. By focusing on the silver lining, it's a bit easier to deal with. I think that is perfectly fine

Hi have ADHD and major depression. It is difficult to manage everything. But I do because I have to and I just want to feel normal.

Having ADHD is like having the mind from hunter-gatherer times in the time of agriculture: it just doesn't fit right. But because of this many ADHDs are very good in more risky job than firefighters, but don't fit as good in classic 9to5 Jobs - or in school as children.

It’s on trend to talk about a negative trait and call yourself amazing and awesome for having it as a way to compensate how the world shîts on you for it. Like mental illness, disability, weight, parenting status etc.

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