#and i genuinely believe its fundimentally important for knowlege to be acessable and for ppl with experience to share that

[violentviolette]

idk why people treat you like an expert on mental illness and not just a tumblr blogger

its not entirely on them tbh, i think ppl are desperate for help in a time when mental health shit is both everywhere but also 90% of it is dead wrong, and so the moment they find somone who is making sense and is accessible they just kind jump in head first which is partly my own doing, like i do very much present myself in this space as someone who is both knowlegeable about mental health and also willing to give advice and speak on topics. so like while i am still very very much just Some Guy and not at all an expert, im also some guy with a college degree in sociology, counseling experience, multiple mental illnesses and almost 20 years experience with multiple different types of therapy and in the system. which i think for a lot of people is more than most of the other sources they're looking at

so like i get why ppl come here and ask me stuff and i dont mind at all, i just wish they would take it with a grain of salt when something i say doesnt apply to them or makes them feel some type'a way

#jack.speaks #anon #i used to be much more active in the tags and was very willing to answer questions and would advertise that #because i do have a lot of knowlege and experience counseling and doing education work #and i genuinely believe its fundimentally important for knowlege to be acessable and for ppl with experience to share that #theres so much shit i wish someone had told me or had voiced in a space i was in so i could come across it sooner so i try to be that #but i am just one book in a library of millions who is capable of being wrong and i do wish more ppl approached me with that in mind #instead of expecting me to answer for all the ills of psychiatry or every possible variation an variable in a situation i know 3 lines abou