generation y is so fucked up. or should i say, not. virtually everyone thinks they're depressed, or they're suicidal, or they have eating disorders or just generally 'the worst life in the world'. but guess what? you don't. fair enough, everyone has problems and i am ALL FOR not demoting people's problems just because others may have it worse than them but god, learn to deal.
people have become so dependent on having themselves classified with a mental health problem or the like, but that's not what's going to help you get through your issues. if anything, there's a chance it'll make them worse because you'll never gain those essential survival skills. the only way you can eradicate these bad facets from your life is by facing them head on, not running away and hiding behind a barrier of pretence. everyone has the potential to have a good life, most people just don't let themselves choose it. no one or nothing can paralyse you completely, there are always ways to overcome hardship. take me for example, i'm shy as fuck, i feel literally PARALYSED in some social situations but i don't let it get the better of my life. i find ways to deal. it's still an ongoing process and it's the slowest progression of anything in my life but i take solace in the knowledge that i'll get there one day. strength is a tough thing to have, it needs to be built up, and building means it takes time. and i don't even want, nor should i need to go into this but not eating to achieve some ideal that is a twelve-year-old child's body is just plain stupid, not to mention a complete mockery to those in the world that don't have a plate of food in front of them every night.
i realise all that i've just written has likely made me sound like an ignorant fuck. i'm not saying that there aren't any exceptions to all that i've said above, on the contrary, there are plenty. i'm not joining the bandwagon of people who've recently risen up saying mental illness doesn't exist - i'm well aware of anxiety and its impacts as i have family members under diagnosis - nor am i saying absolutely eeeveryone's faking it or everyone should just 'get over it', i'm plainly saying that i honestly believe the vast majority of people in my gen should just man the fuck up.
