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Manycenturies ago, one Eastern sage said: The word is like a fired arrow.
And the arrow has never returned.
But as for the first part, hes damn right.
A word can elevate a person, or it can destroy them.
Which, in fact, is what happened to theuser u/Few_Setting_4917, the author of our story today.
And it happened, what makes it worse, at her own sisters wedding.
The Original Poster (OP) is a 27-year-old woman who had a difficult few years withmental healthissues.
But the author still leftthe weddingearly.
The parents mostly sided with the original poster in this situation, claiming that they understood her feelings perfectly.
So our heroine decided to turn to netizens for some support and advice.
Image credits:Al Elmes (not the actual photo)
Okay, lets now look at the statistics.
Of this number, 9.8 million people admit that mental issues significantly affect their daily life.
And yet people continue facing mockery of their problems no matter what.
Despite the numerous articles and books devoted to this.
Despite extensive coverage of the problem in popular culture.
Others say we want attention or are trying to be manipulative.
Worse still, many find our most challenging moments to be annoying or an inconvenience to their lives.
Check out the results:
