#no pressure if u dont feel like rbing but i just wanna raise awareness about this

[catgirlapologist]

psychotic isn’t a synonym for evil and twisted. psychotic means someone who is affected by psychosis, which means experiencing a break from reality and not being able to tell what is and isn’t real. it often manifests in the form of delusions and/or hallucinations. it’s a symptom of several mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. being psychotic literally just means that there are times when you have trouble telling reality apart from your delusions/hallucinations. being psychotic doesn’t inherently make you violent or evil or unsympathetic or abusive in any way. being psychotic doesn’t make you a bad person. associating the word psychotic with intentionally harming other people is incredibly ableist and really harmful to people struggling with psychosis, who are already heavily stigmatized because of their struggles with their mental health. please stop using psychotic as a synonym for evil and abusive, please stop associating being psychotic with negative traits and behaviors, and please educate yourself about psychosis and how it affects the people who have it

#ableism #psychosis #psychotic #schizophrenia #bipolar disorder #mental health #mental heath awareness #not to mention that being unsympathetic isn't a bad thing and it doesn't make you evil either #it's literally a symptom of several mental illnesses and demonizing people for it is harmful #ev.txt #mutuals can u boost this please #no pressure if u dont feel like rbing but i just wanna raise awareness about this #bc im tired of being demonized for having symptoms of a mental illness