Not Having The Right To Be Depressed?
Controversy is something I tend to stay away from but I would just like to say that you can have a mental illness or a poor mental state no matter who, what, or where you are. The main reason I advocate for validity in people's feelings is because of the stigma of privilege determining how real someone's emotions are. Simply said, anyone can be sad.
Well of course anyone can be sad everyone knows that. But do they really?
Let me put it this way, everyone has their own standard of normal. This point stands whether that person is rich, poor, middle class, or otherwise. For example, let's say someone is on a platform 20 ft in the air (sorry for anyone who uses the metric system. I was never taught but the analogy should still make sense) and you are at a platform 10 ft in the air. The person who was at 20 ft falls down to 10 ft and you fall down to 5 ft. Technically, the person who was at 20 ft has fallen further than you have but you are both on a platform that is at only half the height you used to be at so to each person the fall is equally as drastic.
It doesn't matter your background, ethnicity, wealth, gender, etc. You have a right to have your own problems. When people say otherwise, it does a lot of harm to everyone involved.
The main reason I wanted to say this was because I was recently informed that it's impossible for me to have any legitimate mental illness because I have a good home life. While family can play a huge part in someone's mental wellbeing, there are a lot of other factors at play in a person's life.
No matter who you are, your feelings are valid. Nobody else lives in your head and can see how badly things effect you.
Feel free to criticize me, correct me, or leave comments (positive or otherwise). If saying things that would be considered rude helps you feel heard and validated, I will not silence you.
Also I am still fairly new to the concept of trigger warnings so please tell me if I miss any!
Thank you and stay you!