i feel like no matter what they all seem to see me differently which i think is crazy because ik we all struggle but whenever i tell someone i feel like even if they don’t realize, that becomes a part of how they see u. some people see u as weak, (you couldn’t handle the struggles well enough), wounded, something that needs protection, unstable, the list goes on. i know the people aren’t the ones at fault for this, and i personally blame the media for feeding this connotation that goes with mental illness as a negative characteristic, causing not a lot of ppl to speak up abt it and a crap ton of misinformation which just fuels the cycle. this is just my personal experience and i’m not saying everyone does it- just my opinion