Mental Monday: Is Mental Illness Becoming a Scapegoat

It is becoming a world wide topic. Mental illness, but not in a good way. The news stories seem to always blame it nowadays. But like most things reported on, they only focus on the small minority of people with mental illness. The pilot that crashes the plane, or the man in the movie theater who shoots for fun. Or the Veteran who shoots another veteran. It is simply put disgusting. This is NOT how mental illness should be recognized in the world.

We should focus on people who do the fight everyday, to get up, show up and get shit done. The one's who don't give up no matter what. People like me who are living proof that we are more than our scars.

People with mental illness are warriors on a different battle front. And we want the world to know what we go through and to understand but not the way it is happening now. We want you to see us for our strengths not our faults. For our bravery for fighting everyday. That's how I want to be known.

How about you? How would you like to be known? Leave a comment below!!