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It is in this atmosphere of reduction that the sad girl comes in. On TikTok, she may be described as a “Virgin Suicides”/“Bojack Horseman”/Lana Del Rey/“Gone Girl”/Mitski fan. She is ruminative and sad, while enjoying ruminative and sad media.
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It was never a secret to my family that I was struggling with my mental health. That being said, my mental state was never outwardly discussed. Avoiding this sensitive topic is a hallmark of the Korean experience.
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Periods of sadness, exhaustion and dissociation are inevitable for me. What has kept me going is learning how to manage the waves.
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While my accommodations haven’t made my college experience flawless, I don’t think perfection is necessary to succeed at UC Berkeley.
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As with most abstract concepts, the language we use to approximate mental health shapes our attitudes toward it. In the case of mental health, this often results in growing up with stigma.
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I really dislike the term “caregiver” in the context of a romantic relationship because it implies a dependency that is not mutually reciprocated.
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A new parity law mandating full coverage for any mental health condition is crucial to reduce structural and attitudinal barriers to care in the United States.
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The effects of living in a society full of judgment for mentally ill people don’t go away just because you know something shouldn’t be the way it is.
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I have never dealt well with change. My usual response to change is to curl into a ball and cease to function until I finally get used to my new reality.
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While my therapist has me rate how I’m feeling on a 1-10 scale each week, there isn’t actually a definitive way to “rank” my mental illness and its severity. Illnesses are relative; what is “severe” for one person is functional for another. Both deserve to receive as much treatment as they need.
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