Stop Romanticizing Depression and Other Mental Disorders!


In such a fast paced world of views, clicks and likes, people have resorted to mocking mental disorders in order to receive validation and sympathy from others. Those people being on the younger spectrum of social media users mostly teenagers. Now that the problem is identified, let’s see where this might have stemmed from.

The answer lies in the minds of these tech savvy teens. These likes and views translate to numbers and these numbers are being tied to the teenager’s sense of self worth and image. It is tempting to know that everybody in the room likes you but the reality we often cannot grasp is that it will never happen, it is simply impossible to please everyone in the room and the sooner you realize that the sooner you can be happy with yourself and start respecting yourself. Note that respecting yourself also leaves room for self improvement. Changing yourself for yourself not others.

This obsessive tendency to please others leads to teens changing themselves in order to be accepted in their cliques and not sharing what they truly feel. This seems minor on surface level but could leave the child distant from his loved ones and friends.

To get around this and get the validation that they require, kids end up romanticizing actual mental disorders to be socially acceptable and “cool”. Let me tell you something. Depression isn’t “cool” it is a real thing and has real consequences. 

If you genuinely feel down, talk to people you trust and if you have been noticing it happen often consult with a professional. A person going through trauma would not broadcast to the world. The normalization of being profoundly upset has been majorly contributed by pop culture. 

Now am I saying social media use should be restricted among teens? Of course not, although strict age limits should be put in place, social media also has it’s s pros mainly being connecting people from all over the world. To be strived of opportunities to experience other cultures is a fate no one deserves. Teens shouldn’t take social media too competitively. It should be a platform that allows friendships to strengthen and positive experiences with new people.

So the next time you think of broadcasting and endorsing mental disorders, keep in mind the effect it has on other people.

I request readers to share this as much as they can to stop this epidemic of fake depression. If you this blog, statistically speaking yo would like my other blogs too so I suggest you do that.  Comment your thoughts on this matter down below, Do you think it’s right to normalize mental disorders?

That’s it for today. Stay safe folks!







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