if we’re going to talk about romanticizing mental illness, i have a cool idea
stop romanticizing psychiatric abuse
stop aestheticizing psychiatric abuse
straightjackets are not an aesthetic
lobotomies are not an aesthetic
institutions are not an aesthetic
people being forced to build the institutions they were locked up in and never receiving any compensation because forced labour was considered “therapeutic“ for mental patients is not an aesthetic
people being forced to build their own coffins and being buried in an unmarked grave is not an aesthetic
the fact that there is a long history of systemic, violent, institutionalized abuse of psychiatric patients is something that should make you sad, disgusted and angry, not go “hey nice, i want that on my blog“ or “cool, i’m gonna go as a mental patient for halloween“
the suffering of people like me is not an aesthetic for your sane ass, go fuck yourself
