Laugh It Off: The Stigma of Living With Mental Illness
So you laugh. It's funny. Because it's a joke anyway, right? People like you are funny, comic relief. People to make fun of and to brush off. Silly germophobia. Silly handwashing and rituals and constant unwanted thoughts. You laugh because it's easier than facing the fact that you've lived your whole life with this.
Elizabeth Hawksworth, Contributor
Writer and blogger