me: i have severe depression

society: get over yourself

me: i have severe anxiety

society: you need to stop being a whimp

me: i have been diagnosed with schizophrenia

society: so...you are crazy!!

me: i have visual and auditory hallucinations

society: you see dead people too?

me: i have a mental illness

society: okay....let's just pretend they don't exist

me: i am normal

society: i love your latest pic on instagram!!

mental illness has a negative connotatoin, but honestly i wonder if we have it backwards.