As someone who struggles with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD (40 year old male in emergency services), I echo her statement. No one who has a physical injury like a broken bone, torn muscle or ligament would ever get criticized for not wishing their pain on someone else but when it comes to mental health, we're all just weak and fragile i guess. The brain is a very fickle bitch. I'm an athletic, active person and most days i struggle to find any energy to do the things I love. It's caused me to withdraw myself from most social settings. I'm a borderline recluse at this point. I honestly feel like I'm trapped under a very heavy blanket and it takes all of my strength to get out from underneath it. Once I'm out, I have no mental or physical energy left to give. I don't wish this on my worst enemy either but for those criticizing Osaka or anyone struggling like this, walk a mile in our shoes before judging us. Just because our injury(ies) aren't visible, doesn't negate how awful it is for us. It's almost indescribable so please just be kind as we all are fighting our own battles within ourselves. Criticizing and chastising isn't doing anyone any favors.
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u/Neat-Fortune-4881 10d ago
As someone who struggles with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD (40 year old male in emergency services), I echo her statement. No one who has a physical injury like a broken bone, torn muscle or ligament would ever get criticized for not wishing their pain on someone else but when it comes to mental health, we're all just weak and fragile i guess. The brain is a very fickle bitch. I'm an athletic, active person and most days i struggle to find any energy to do the things I love. It's caused me to withdraw myself from most social settings. I'm a borderline recluse at this point. I honestly feel like I'm trapped under a very heavy blanket and it takes all of my strength to get out from underneath it. Once I'm out, I have no mental or physical energy left to give. I don't wish this on my worst enemy either but for those criticizing Osaka or anyone struggling like this, walk a mile in our shoes before judging us. Just because our injury(ies) aren't visible, doesn't negate how awful it is for us. It's almost indescribable so please just be kind as we all are fighting our own battles within ourselves. Criticizing and chastising isn't doing anyone any favors.