Respect psychotic folk!!!

respect psychotic folk by not assuming they're automatically dangerous or hostile.

respect psychotic folk by not feeding into and/or confirming their delusions/hallucinations.

respect psychotic folk by not calling strangers "delusional" when they disagree with you.

respect psychotic folk by not pseudo-diagnosing criminals as psychotic with barely any evidence.

respect psychotic folk by not interacting with "schizoposting" posted by non-schizo specs.

respect psychotic folk by not showing them potentially paranoia-triggering memes.

respect psychotic folk by not interacting with memes that make fun of the psychotic experience.

respect psychotic folk by realizing that none of the things listed are too much to ask for, and that it takes no effort from your side to not be sanist.

do not laugh at people for uncommon phobias

your phobias are not embarrassing. people can have phobias of absolutely anything, and they can be really precise and something that other people would think is strange to be scared of. your fears are valid feelings. you shouldn't have to be ashamed, but many people do not know about phobias beyond the common ones.

if it's something you don't understand because you've never seen it before, don't laugh at it.

they're not "being silly",

they can't "just get over it"

they need actual help, rather than unprofessional exposure therapy

they're experiencing real real fear

people with common phobias get sympathy; people with uncommon phobias get ridiculed at the worst possible moment: when they're in a state of fear.

so i repeat: don't laugh at them. 🌹🌹

The most infuriating form of sanism is this idea that mentally ill people/people with mental disorders are just too stupid or too unenlightened to know how to be a proper, well-adjusted person

So many therapists have ignored signs of my unwellness simply because they assumed I was just... being stupid, and I just needed educating about why I'm acting disordered (apparently, mental disorders stop disordering you once you are condescendingly told why you're just disordered and dumb, who knew (sarcasm)).

Like, I could tell them that I knew my behaviour wasn't "rational," wasn't "reasonable" to do or believe and I'd still be treated like I was so dumb I needed hand-holding and scolding about why I'm acting disordered.

I truly wish that people would be able to take the idea of guidance and stop twisting it into "I am superior and enlightened and the people I am trying to help are stupid and wrong and beneath me!"

You need psychiatric help man

no i need a joint, a messy burger, and some head. in that order

I want to shoot psych2go into orbit. Literally what is this absolutely rancid trash. Self proclaimed "empaths" don't even see their own ableism huh

The fact that I'm taking a graduate level course and have a professor use "mental ret*rdation" in their slides infuriates me to no end.

Like, I mean no end. I'm trying my best to anonymously get it addressed within the department so that way the professor could correct it and make an announcement about its correction.

I'm also looking through the required textbook, and uh...

[Alt Text: picture of a man looking down one on one side with a blurred shadow of him looking scared or shocked on the other side. The photo is described as "image of dissociative identity disorder" end image description]

And a lot of calling mental illness madness, insanity, and even "minds of disturbed people."

It was published in 2021. (Sociology of Mental Disorder by William C. Cockerham if anyone wants to give it a shit review with me)

At this point I want the class to turn into a mad studies course. If you want to have that language so fucking badly then give the mic to the people who try to reclaim it. If you can screw up this badly, then start making it up to the ones you've screwed over.

But yeah a lot of my time about this class is pointing out how bad it is.

I think tiktok’s excessive use of the phrase “delusional” is not good news for psychotic people

So tired of seeing people calling themselves "delulu" for like... believing in romance or whatever

me: gee i sure would like to know the protections I have so I know if I can get accommodations made at work for being schizo. lets google it!

every single result: how do i forcefully institutionalize someone? what rights do i have to forcefully institutionalize someone? how long can i lock someone up for? can i keep my schizophrenic child from having rights? can i stop them from voting? can i get them imprisoned for existing? can i--

just saw some random ass person call one of the people i was following delusional and i just need to remind yall that delusions are not fucking funny. delusions are shit that can fuck your entire day up and ruin your life + calling people a delusional freak isnt the power move you think you can own people over on the internet

Why would I care if some junkie goes through withdrawal, they shouldn't have been doing drugs to begin with and in case they get bad symptoms, they're already in a hospital so whatever.

Mad/psych liberation? Y'all deserve to get called crazy

yeah i have no fucking patience for this and i'm not going to respond to the rest of your asks. not sure why you're so threatened by people giving a fuck and caring about people who use drugs, but no amount of cruel and hateful asks are going to change the fact that i love people who use drugs. I feel really bad for the people in your life who have to put up with your discriminatory and hateful beliefs. calling me crazy is not enough to get me upset lmfao, i am crazy and i'm so happy about it.

hope you have a horrible day, anon <3

being trans is not a delusion. nondelusional people can be trans. nontrans people can be delusional. people who are both trans and delusional are not trans because of their delusions, and they are not delusional for being trans.

delusions are strongly held beliefs outside of reality. and identifying with a gender that doesnt allign with your sex assigned at birth is real.

plus gender is a social construct. so things like xenogenders, neogenders, mulitgenders, genderfluidity and any other gender identity is just as valid for being constructed socially.

the belief i see that new genders are delusions, or transness is a delusion, is transphobic and sanist. being trans has nothing to do with delusions or psychosis. and being delusional or psychotic doesnt indicate if you are trans or not. and delusional or psychotic trans people exsist, but their transness isnt what makes them delusional, and their delusions dont make them trans.

im tired of seeing transphobes use words like "delusional", "psychotic" or "schizophrenic" to invalidate trans people. trans peoples identities are real and valid. these people are clearly very ignorant of the meaning of transgender and the meaning of delusional at the same time. and this especially hurts those of us who are both trans and delusional, psychotic or schizophrenic who are the least likely to be believed and validated.

if you are trans and not delusional, please try and make the distinction without being sanist. and please be kind to people who are both and dont pretend they dont exsist. you can advocate for trans people without bringing people with delusions down. you can make the destinction without pretending that trans people who have delusions dont exsist. people who are trans and have delusions are still part of the trans community.

i’ll be like to people “yeah i can’t speak when i’m nervous” and theyre like “same”

but then as soon as someone’s a bit too quiet, stares at the floor and doesn’t speak for a bit too long, as soon as it freaks them out, they call that person weird and rude.

and all of a sudden it’s not so relatable and funny. 🌹🌹

In discussions about mental health, I am so tired of the only voices mattering being other people or other people who do not deal with a condition/disorder or a specific situation.

"Here's how I deal with loved ones with [x] condition!"

"If you do [y] because of [x mental health reason], you're selfish and everybody who loves you is having their lives made harder by you!"

"If your symptoms are [z], you're gross, and you deserve no sympathy for struggling"

I understand to an extent why people do this, but holy hell, as somebody who struggles and struggles often, the last thing any of us need to be told is that we're a burden that others have to carry. And it's terrible how everybody else's feelings but ours matter - even if we are the ones most affected by our condition or situation.

If you are dealing with issues surrounding your mental health and well-being, know that everything above isn't true; you are worthy of patience, understanding, kindness, and love. You are worthy of being listened to without judgment. You don't have to apologize or "make up" for who you are or what you struggle with.

I'm really glad that you made a post saying about how pocd and minor attracted people are basically the same but I really wish that you also acknowledge that there's something inherently wrong with you guys and that you are pedophiles and are all capable of committing pedophilia. And I really wish that you and others like you would acknowledge and admit that a lot of people in your community do molest or rape children. If it wasn't for people like you I wouldn't have complex post-traumatic stress disorder, because whether people like you want to admit it or not there are a lot of people like me who work roomed raped or sexually abused by people in your community.

There is no difference between pocd, maps, and pedophiles other than the fact that only one of those three groups has gotten caught and arrested. The rest of you are still evading arrest and responsibility for your actions.

But there will always be people like me ready to make sure that you guys don't live to see trial whenever you do get caught. Y'all are just fertilizer. And honestly I really think that the fact that you guys are open on the internet about who you are and what you do is why we need to bring back lynch mobs. Y'all are literally responsible for so much trauma and pain in so many communities and you don't deserve to be alive.

Aw man. Alright guys, apparently I gotta see you all in the next life because this coward is projecting their trauma so severely that they think people who have done nothing wrong should die horribly and are collectively responsible for the actions of abusers just because we have thoughts and feelings we cant control.

Actually hold on, no. My bad. You're using your trauma as an excuse for why what you're saying is right, so you can feel like the victim against people who've never abused anyone... just so you can treat us as the same without having to face just how horrific it is that you'd say all this - to a stranger on the internet, no less. God knows I've met types like you who weren't abused but believe the exact same thing about MAPs and people with POCD.

Get a fucking grip. And know not only are you an abuse apologist by treating us like fated abusers in wait, but if this behavior is some kinda pattern for you, you're abusive as well. And with that said... Have a good day!

I'd like to thank you for being kind in your pro-recovery posts. So many others read like the op thinks people who acknowledge they self harm at all are toxic fakers romanticizing depression, so this is a breath of fresh air.

i'm so glad you feel that way about me :] i totally agree, the stigmatization and fakeclaiming against mentally ill people is exhausting. people who are so keen on the idea of "if you were depressed you would hide it!!!" are rarely ever actually mentally ill people AND are re enforcing the idea that those who are shouldn't get help.

Just found out abt the crowded room.... I'm gonna fucking puke