I’ve struggled through a lot.... eating disorders, self harm, depression, anxiety, OCD.... and it sucks. I’ve come to the point where it’s literally almost impossible for me to talk about anything with anyone because my anxiety dictates all of my choices now, which is why I’m writing this here because I don’t know what else to do. I want to scream how much I need help at the top of my lungs, but I can’t get any words out. The stigma around mental health makes it so much worse, it makes me tell myself that there’s really nothing wrong and that it’s all for attention, even though no one actually knows what goes on inside my head, because I can’t force myself to tell anyone. But the stigma still somehow blames me for everything. It’s getting so bad, and I just don’t know what to do sometimes. I feel like I can’t trust anyone. Luckily I’m about to start therapy finally, but I’m still terrified of telling them everything since I keep it buried even from myself. I have a real problem dealing with my own problems. Perfectionism is such a huge thing in our society, we need to fight the stigma. I will try to fight the stigma, this is just my first step.