So today this friend of mine was joking about SI, so i called her on it. I dont rememer what i said, but i was very serious that SI was nothing to joke about. Well, she thought i was joking, and just started to joke even more about it. I was mad that she was doing that, but at the same time i understood her, i used to do the same thing. So, i pulled her aside and told her again that she shouldnt joke about that. This time she realized that i wasnt joking. I later told her that i was hospitalized for 6 weeks because of it. Im not close friends w/ her, so i hope i didnt freak her out too much. It just goes to show that people just dont understand. Very few people would openly make fun of ED’s, because everyone knows its a serious problem. But people dont realize that the same thing should go for any problem, even SI. Okay um im ramling now and just was kind of venting so im just going to stop talking/typing now.
I COMPLETELY agree with you. I HATE when people joke about it. It is not funny at all! I’ve had people who had no idea I struggle with it and it triggers. People need to really think before they speak. Especially about serious issues like that.
Ughh i know how you feel. I hate it when people laugh about it. People dont know how serious this is and it gets on my nervs that they make jokes about something they have probably no knowledge of.
i know exactly what you mean. none of my close friends know and they always joke about it. i feel like slapping them because (even though they dont know it) theyre making fun of me. this IS a serious issue, and definitely not a laughing matter. so why is it that everywhere i go, i hear a joke?
yeah, no kidding. my friends who DO and DON’T know both joke about it. sometimes it makes me feel like they either forgot or just dont care. They never realise how serious and damaging it is and when they make crude comments about it, it rly triggers me and makes me feel rly guilty and stupid…..iunno. liked ur post. it is very relatable.
I understand, the other day i was at church and this guy started acting like he was injuring himself…i was so mad and frustrated i walked out of the bulidling..a friend of mine who kinda knows i S.I. told him to quit…that it wasnt funny..*sighs*
I hate it when i come across obnoxious icons and things like that saying stuff about being emo..it really hurts my feelings..
woah, i thought i was the only one dealing with this. people are constantly calling me “emo” and accusing me of injuring. of course it’s all a joke, but still true even if they don’t know about it. even when i tell them that it’s serious, they still joke. in some ways i wish everyone knew that i SI so that they would just shut up! but then again, if they knew they wouldn’t understand.
anyways, it’s good that you stood up against your friend. thanks for sharing this with us. 🙂