peggydraper:

Please support people with mental illness (es) who don’t smile a lot.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who are socially awkward but try really hard to be friendly.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who have never dated or are scared to date.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who do “weird” thing when they’re nervous, uncomfortable, or scared.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who don’t know how to communicate what’s bothering them.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who have really bad memory issues or memory recall.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who need alone time.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who made plans but had to break them because they had an episode or attack.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who need every detail spelled out to them to ensure they understand you.

Please support people with mental illness (es) who ask you the same question twelve times to make sure they get it right.

Please support people with mental illness (es) because life is hard enough as it is without your mind trying to sabotage you at every corner.