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Every Joke About Mental Illness That’s Not Funny
Ok, I’m not actually going to write about every mental illness joke, but at least the ones that are the most common.
Because as much as you may think there’s no harm in what you’re saying, it could actually be impacting someone in ways you would never imagine.
According to surveys, one in six adults in the United States has a mental illness.
Let’s put that into perspective. Let’s say you’re in a public place. You order a scone at a coffee shop, and they’re fresh out. You’re annoyed and lightly say “No scones?? Ug, I’m going to kill myself.”
Now let’s imagine that you’re with two of your friends. You also are saying this in front of the barista. Not to mention that the few people behind you in line can hear what you’re saying too.
Well, if we stick to the 1 in 6 stat, at least one person may have contemplated suicide just that same morning. And as lightly as you said it, those words impacted that person deeply.
Once I was walking around a farmer’s market with a friend, looking at the various stalls. We came up to one that was adopting out kittens and since I am not a soulless monster, I couldn’t help but pet them.
As I was stroking the fluffy head of a tabby cat through the cage bars, a woman came up beside me…
