does anyone else have people in their life that genuinely believes that your mental illnesses will disappear if u change ur lifestyle. that is not me saying that making adjustments to ur life does not improve your mental health; i know firsthand that it's true! But i find it frustrating that they think this is something that i will just grow out of. obviously it is different for everyone and i don't mean to sound discouraging. idk, over the past few years i've come to terms with the fact that my illnesses will always be apart of me, that it's okay that i have to take medication to find relief, and that i will have bad days and good days but i can do things (ie. go to therapy, take care of myself, spend time w my loved ones) to have more good days. the people that say this to me are mostly older family members who know that i have been on medication since i was in elementary school and have seen how far i've come. hope that makes sense and hope that i don't sound like a pessimist!