galadhir:

starry-genome:

Please reblog if you are 20+ and are mentally ill. I see so many posts by mentally ill teenagers and that’s great, but I feel like I’m too old to have depression and anxiety and other mental issues to the extent that I do.

I am 51 and dealing with depression and anxiety which I’ve had all my life. There are three generations of anxiety sufferers in my family. My dad had it til he died aged 94 – it seems to be genetic and permanent. I think the expectation that one day you’ll conquer it and then never have it again is part of the problem – you don’t conquer it, but you can learn to manage it and live okay regardless.