I personally hate how society and social media in particular glamorizes “mental health issues”, and promotes self destructive behaviors. Almost everyone is ADHD, ADD, depressed or fighting anxiety etc. but I feel like the masses on the internet romanticize and encourage living numb, living life based on selfishness, (me, me, me!) and encourage victim mentality (take a THC gummy, smoke some pot or have a few drinks!) but they mock people who are fighting against these things by walking in faith, living sober, thriving in successful marriages, putting their children first, creating generational wealth, breaking addiction patterns, drawing boundaries and cutting off toxic things from their lives. I feel like that’s more taboo to fight against it than to just submit.

I personally think social media more often than not, is portraying mental health issues as trendy or even desirable rather than serious conditions that require care and hard work. I think it contributes to mental health issues by romanticizing struggles with anxiety, depression and trauma by making them seem like defining personality traits rather than actual challenges. These are not personality traits, they are both learned and born in behaviors that require work and care to remediate.

Thankfully my generation sees through a lot of the craziness. I feel like we are the last generation of mentally tough people with thick skin and an unwillingness to be defined our emotions or illnesses. I pray that our kids will be strong and resilient and not be defined by anything. Everyone has a syndrome or mental illness now and they give it so much power instead of refusing to let it be self defining.

I have severe ADHD, and I have had both anxiety and clinical major depression, so don’t come for me or say that I don’t get it. I just don’t choose to use it as an introduction to who I am, or let it force me to live a certain way. I’m not gonna live my life as a messy unorganized person because it’s a common amongst people with ADHD. So is alcoholism, and I experienced that first hand and I’m not gonna live like that either.

Don’t let this crazy internet make you focus on what’s “wrong” or what’s “different” about you all the time. First off, you’re not different.. it’s all pretty common stuff these days, and secondly… don’t use it as a crutch because you don’t have to be textbook ANYTHING.

Satan loves it when we focus on depression and anxiety. There’s a reason it’s talked about so much in the Bible. There’s a reason God keeps telling you to cast your anxieties on him and not to fear or be anxious about ANYTHING!!

I also honestly believe that God can take anxiety and depression away from us. He did for me. I couldn’t even drive for a period of time bc my anxiety was so awful. He can take it away from you, and if he can do it for me, he can do it for you. You do not want to be a part of the brokenness that I’m talking about!! Let God repair what’s broken and set you apart.

Just my little rant for the day. ✌🏼🤍