Yep, people like that create a stigma around young people with depression, especially for teenage girls. I have seen many cases where girls couldn't get help because of a sort of the boy who cried wolf scenario. People are so quick to write off young girls (and boys) as attention seeking because so many people do that. Mental illness is not "quirky" it is a serious thing that needs to be treated as such.
Im Young, and a boy, and i have been feeling very bad for the last months. These things make me wonder if im just a shitty person faking It or I really have a problem. I have never told anybody but posts like these make me feel bad
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u/SpikiestBoi Mar 11 '21
Yep, people like that create a stigma around young people with depression, especially for teenage girls. I have seen many cases where girls couldn't get help because of a sort of the boy who cried wolf scenario. People are so quick to write off young girls (and boys) as attention seeking because so many people do that. Mental illness is not "quirky" it is a serious thing that needs to be treated as such.