In my 10 years of being mentally ill ive heard many people say both of these things to me, but the one that gets to me the most is being told that I obviously don’t want help. Especially when I’m trying to goddam hard every single day only for people to think that I’m not doing anything to better myself, and it feels like everything that I’ve worked towards has ment nothing. Especially since I’m diagnosed schizoaffective and when I’m manic or severely depressed people just assume I’ve given up with trying to get stable. I just wish that people realised that recovery isn’t linear nor is it a quick and easy thing to do