I hate how it’s all about ‘mental health awareness’ and ‘mental health positivity’ unless you have ASPD, BPD, NPD or are a compulsive liar.

As someone who has ASPD I hate how our society treats mental illnesses that aren’t considered wholesome like depression or autism.

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    I haven’t seen these be treated ‘differently’ in my bubble, but I curate my bubble to be pretty inclusive. The line for me is where someone’s mental illness is starting to affect other people negatively. The whole, “Your mental illness is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.”

    So when I see ‘compulsive liar’ in your list, I’m a little wary. Having compulsions isn’t wrong but if you’re habitually lying to other people, that’s going to lead to a loss of trust. That’s not ableism, it’s just the only reasonable way to protect yourself when someone consistently lies to you.

    I’ve got my own plethora of mental illnesses and I’ve been the bad guy in someone else’s story, because I fucked up and let my mental illness become their problem, and it wasn’t right of me. So I hold other people to that standard.