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I agree! I can't even count all the times I've heard people say things like, "Just snap out of it!" If someone has diabetes, would you tell them to just snap out of it? Well, this is NO different.

Yeah, I don't have any emotional or psychological disorders, but I always thought it strange when people would pick on people with them, or even someone who's just socially awkward. I mean, if people with those kinds of problems could help being that way, they wouldn't be that way.

I hate the logic of 'Well you look healthy and you're young so you must be healthy. Get over it.' Invisible illnesses are so difficult to manage and to get some people to understand. I have chronic health problems that are not physically visible, Crohn's disease, arthritis, fibromyalgia, clinical depression, and severe panic attacks that have hospitalized me. I have the hardest time finding a doctor who will actually listen to me and take me seriously because I am so young and my health problems are 'invisible'. I have actually been told, "Oh you're too young to have health problems. And you're too young to be in any pain." I got so fed up with hearing that so much that the last time a doctor told me that I responded with, "Ok, so by your logic if you take a new born infant and ripped their arm off they wouldn't scream in pain because they are 'too young' to have pain?! Your logic is severely flawed. There is no sign that says, 'You must be this old to have pain.' I will not be seeing you any longer." Thankfully I have found a doctor who does listen to me and has put me on a great treatment plan that is working very well.

Oversized potato

Orange penis

they are kidding it means opinionated prick

Overused pun

Obvious Pusball

Come on guys, stop messing with the new kid. OP means Optimus Prime.

Obtuse Policeman

OP means Original poster :)

DAMMIT FOLGY

He's lying what it really means is oversized pickle.

That's just it. At some point everyone has experienced those things. It doesn't mean they're depressed. All it is, is a mind over matter thing.

Yes, everyone has experienced those things. And yes, some people are milking it to get attention. But to say that it's simply mind over matter in every case is just plain ignorant. In most cases these types of problems are due to a chemical imbalance in your brain. There is absolutely nothing that person can do to fix it without being treated with the proper medications to bring those chemicals into proper balance once again.

Yes!!! sound advice. Take it from those who understand this fight. ignore yhose who just dismiss your problem and tell you to just "be happy". I also wanna say this - do NOT take up the habit of eating alone in a room by yourself or hiding to cry in confined spaces. Firstly, eating alone makes you selfish psychologically, thus in the long run harder to get help. Secondly. These rooms and activities become associated with your darkest thoughts and become triggers to your depression. You'll find that doing everyday things will just start to exacerbate your illness and this is exactly why. Very dangerous practices. When you eat, eat with your family, even if you don't feel comfortable. After crying, do not remain alone to obsess over negative thoughts. IMMEDIATELY find a place where there are others but you can maintain your privacy (e.g. library) and ease yourself into another activity such as reading or drawing or reading fml.