Mental Health will be Taken, not Given

It starts with our language

Begging for liberation never worked. We mustn’t ask. We have to tell. We do that by choosing our language.

When we say, “i’m living with a mental illness” we’re begging for pity. We evoke the basement of the mental hospital; a saline drip trolley and unsound mind — only the psychiatrist can set us free.

Language paints a picture