does anyone else ever feel guilty for not being mentally ill enough? like your anxiety or depression fucks you up but then you have good days and you’re productive and it’s like, wow clearly I was faking it bc look at me! I’m fine! and then you feel guilty for wasting everyone’s time
This is exactly why mental illness should not be a contest. People should not be guilt tripped into thinking they have to feel bad all the time; it’s extremely anti recovery. It’s okay to get better and it’s okay to have good days.
yeah. this can also be really confusing considering you can take your good days as meaning that you can handle your depression/anxiety/etc, and that maybe you don’t actually need to reach out. but even still, help is always there whether or not you think you are ‘sick enough’.
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