southpawscopic:

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen. People do not understand that mental illnesses, such as depression, are actual chemical imbalances in your body. They are not brought on by choice.

Erase the stigma. The more we talk about mental illness, the less likely it will end in suicide.

“Gawd, you live in a first-world country, why do you have cancer??”

“I lost my job, too, and you don’t see me getting cancer!”

“Why can’t you just stop having cancer??”

“I can’t stand being around people who have cancer. All they ever do is talk about having cancer!”

“You’re taking a day off work because of cancer?? Man up!”

“Smile. Cancer’s not that bad.”

“How long is is going to take for you to get over this cancer thing?”

“Yeah, you have cancer, but you not having any energy to do things is just laziness.”