Mental health is a tricky subject. There’s an undeniable correlation between SL’s userbase and mental health issues. You can argue over whether SL is the cause or the therapy if you want, but with me, it was the therapy.

My various mental health issues have existed since childhood, and I am happy to say I am doing better today than the last few years, which have been truly tough and at times, kind of fucking awful.

I am disheartened to see that we co-exist in a world where children such as this can use your problems with mental health against you.

Quotes are taken from my lovely friend Willis’ plurk timeline. She makes poses too, you should visit her store Frooti on the Elikatira sim.

moo Money: But seriously, I generally just remove people I don’t like, and roll my eyes at people I don’t like in plurks of friends.

Katey:

moo Money:

Now, Moo and I have known each other in the past. I would have ventured as far as to say we were friends – enough that we confided in each other about a variety of things. One of those, for me, was my struggles with mental health.

We’re no longer friends – her decision, and based on something shitty that I did. I didn’t mind losing her friendship, being her friend is like being a sounding board for her various business ideas and anecdotes from when machinima was hard. But I would never, in a million years, have expected to see a response like that.

People, please. This is not high school. Throwing salt into someone’s wound won’t get you slapped on the back, it’s a dreadful thing for any human being to do.

The stigma around mental health is as big today as it ever was. Here are some websites that may help, if this is something you’ve suffered with too.

Re-Think or Time To Change or Shift.

Don’t let anyone use your mental health against you. It’s never your fault, and it’s never easy, but there is light at the end of the tunnel – no thanks to assholes like Moo. If anyone reading this ever needs anyone to talk to about their head (or my head – when I was at my worst, the last thing I wanted to do was talk about my own problems, so you know, I get it) then please IM me. Even if we’ve never spoken before, I would really like to be there for you.

And hey, look Moo – I wrote a whole post without holding ANY of your myriad of flaws against you, and still you look like an asshole. Congratulations.