Ooo this is an insane one. Im trying to think... I dont think I've ever had a reason to say it but there is something I think about a lot.

I think people who make their mental illness/coping mechanisms their "brand" miss the point. I think spreading information for mental health and encouraging others is a good thing! But I think making how you heal, and your mental state so public and in some cases a consumable thing is worth for your own mental health. Because then youre tying how strangers look at it to yourself. Now this coping mechanism has a value, which it shouldn't! Its why I keep a lot of it to myself. Its mine, its my safety, and thats okay! The moment I think about what others think or numbers or whatever, itll lose that!