#CutForBieber

What the hell? #Cut for Bieber? First of all I’d like to say a big “Screw you” to those of you who thinks cutting is funny, some form of joke, that you can do it anytime. ‘Cause it’s not. And second off I’d like to say a big “What were you thinking?” to all the people who cut themselves over Justin Bieber. I don’t understand, do you think it’s some funny joke? So the kid smoked a joint, he is an adult he can make his own decisions be it good or bad. Do not go cutting yourself over it because that is just going to make everything worse in the long run, for you, not for Justin Bieber. You cutting yourself is not going to change the fact that Justin smoked some pot. You cannot somehow magically change the past by cutting yourself. It is a very terrible way to go about it anyhow.  You are pretty much making a joke out of everybody who cuts. Because for some reason, hurting yourself is hilariously funny. If you think it’s funny then you don’t know why people cut. People cut because their past is so horrendous and miserable that they feel the only way to ease the emotional pain is to bring on physical pain.

But you are cutting yourself because Justin Bieber smoked some pot. Let that sink in, so you know how incredibly stupid that is. Don’t do that crap. You’re making a mockery and it pisses me off.

Now there are many problems with this, first off is the origin of the trend on Twitter. The origin of the trend is fake, but the trend is real, because the messed up troll is actually getting young girls to physically cut themselves. This is a prime example of where trolling has gone too far. It is one thing to try to get a reaction out of someone, but in no way is it acceptable to start a trend called “#CutForBieber” where you have vulnerable, young girls, and I understand that young girls are vulnerable and make stupid decisions, I fully understand that but when you trolls to actually take advantage of these young girls, who are doing an act which can permanently effect someone by cutting themselves, that is not funny! And it may be a joke; it may be a troll joke because I know last year there was a twitter trend called “#GoingBaldForBieber” where fans were convinced that Justin Bieber had cancer so they shaved their head in support. That is one thing, but to start a trend that can actually physically harm someone, and actually get them put in the hospital from cutting themselves is not only sickening, it is messed up. And that’s when you, as a troll, have gone beyond the realm of trolling, to being, or potentially being responsible for someone’s death, if they actually take the effort to cut themselves enough to where they actually have no choice but to be hospitalized, for losing blood, or self-harming too much. That is messed up. Don’t get me wrong, the fans who participated in cutting themselves as a protest against Justin Bieber smoking some pot, are morons. But at the same time, to take advantage, to prey on the vulnerable like that, is wrong in my opinion. Is this really what humanity has come to? To where you actually get people to harm themselves because you think it’s funny?   I don’t know about you guys, but self-harm, is actually a diagnosed issue, a psychological association, a problem that people struggle with, but there are you messed up trolls who think it’s oh so funny , to make a fake trend in which exploits the young, vulnerable fans, of Justin Bieber to harm themselves, not only ignores the real victims, who actually struggle with self-harm, maybe due to a traumatic experience like assault, it completely ignores the fact that there are real victims who are actually struggling with self-harm to these little fan girls who are cutting themselves because beloved Justin Bieber smoked some pot. This to me is the ultimate line that has been drawn of human depravity at the fact that someone can think that this is actually funny. I also have to touch on this subject, to the parents who have young daughters who look up to Justin Bieber, wake the hell up because this is something you need to realize: Justin Bieber is not responsible for the influence that your children have concerning marijuana. Parents are outraged that Justin Bieber smoked some pot. He is a legal adult, he is eighteen years old, he can do what he wants. But most of all you as a parent are placing Justin Bieber as a “role model” for your children and you’re upset that when he makes an adult decision to smoke weed. Why are you putting Justin Bieber on the pedestal for the influence of your own damn children when you should be teaching your children what is right and what is wrong. I mean you’re the parent here Justin Bieber is not entitled to represent your parental responsibilities for your own damn children, which in my opinion you aren’t raising correctly because they are cutting themselves due to Justin Bieber.

So if I’ve lost you along the way, the main point of this post was that there are fans doing this and that is wrong, but the biggest issue is that people think it’s funny. But of course that is what happens when you live in the world of the woo-woo.

No, You Don't Understand!

So I want to talk about a topic that hits close to home for me, and one that I plan to discuss in greater depth later: Depression. But right now, I want to focus on something that just really pisses me off, and I already know in advance that this topic is going to get me all worked up so forgive me, please. So this particular topic has to do with other people. If you have been through any traumatic experience(s) in your life, like sexual assault, physical abuse, substance abuse, eating disorders, self-harm, if you are diagnosed with depression, if you have gone through any of the afore mentioned things, or are still going through them, then this post is probably (hopefully) going to speak to you on one level or another. I am absolutely, completely, and without a doubt, sick and tired of people coming up to me and saying “I understand what you’ve been through.” Of course, there are some people who may in fact understand what I’m going through, but nine times out of ten most people who tell you or me that they know or understand what we’re going through, are morons. They’re stupid; they’re ignorant to the point where I want to start banging my head against the table.

You know why? Because they’re the same person who says to you or I “Oh, you have an eating disorder? Well maybe you should just eat more. If you eat more, then you won’t have an eating disorder” or “You’re depressed? That’s just a phase. You’re depressed, so why don’t you just stop being sad and instead be happy!”

Do you really think it’s that easy? Do you really think that being diagnosed with depression is something I just wake up with? That I can flip a switch and choose whether I’m happy or I’m sad? Hell no. I don’t know about you, and what you believe, but depression is a diagnosed issue. Do not tell me you understand, that when I wake up, (and most people don’t know this about me) but that when I wake up with this little nagging empty hole that I just can’t fill, that I’m just sad. I don’t know what was there in that hole before, but I’ll be damned if it is still there now, because it’s not. Sometimes I feel hopeless, discouraged, and then you have these idiots running around saying “you’re just sad” No! There is a big difference between being sad and being depressed. Do you know how many morons use the word depression in society today? It’s disgusting. The English language is going to hell. It really, really is. People say “Oh I didn’t get to get a video game yesterday, so I’m depressed.” Or “I didn’t get the clothes I wanted, so I’m depressed” No you are not! You are not depressed, at all, period, end of story, goodbye. You don’t even know what depression means, if you honestly think that you not getting Assassins Creed yesterday somehow makes you depressed. You are wrong. Depression is not a choice! The fundamental difference between sadness and depression is that sadness (usually) only lasts for a short time, and it is based on a situational event.

It just pisses me off when so many people throw around the word depressed, when they are not. And you can tell that they are not just by how they react. It shows how misinformed people are on these issues that don’t get talked about very much, whether it is suicide, self-harm, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, depression, anxiety, or whatever it is. There are idiots who have never ever gone through these types of situations, who come to you and tell you that “they understand.” If there is one thing more insulting, more offensive to me, it’s when someone like that comes to me and says “I understand where you’ve been, what you feel, what you think” when they haven’t went through jack shit their entire life. The reason I can say they haven’t went through jack shit is based upon their response to me. Any person saying that you should “just stop being depressed” or you should “just stop having an eating disorder” is one of these people who doesn’t understand, who hasn’t gone through anything in their own lives as far as traumatic experiences go.

It really grinds my gears when people claim to know what I’ve been through. If they came to me and said “Adam I don’t know what you’ve been through but I can empathize with what you’re going through” I would appreciate that far more than “I know what you’re going through.” Especially when you have no comprehension of those heavy issues that just get swept under the rug, out of sight, out of mind. So when you see me, and start to say “I know what you’ve been through” when you don’t know me at all, kindly just shut up. Unless of course you want your ignorance to show, then by all means, make yourself look like an ignorant fool. Honestly it is never as simple as it may seem on the outside. So please, please do not say “I understand”. Please. Okay rant over, I hope you all have a lovely day.