Most have you have heard a lot about the things that Miley Cyrus has been doing. I, for one, have tried my best to stay out of the news, which is barely possible with the statuses and news scrolling down my Facebook news feed.
I still don't exactly know what went on at the VMA's, seeing as I've been avoiding it, but I know there just was way too much sexuality. I can't believe that just a few years ago, I heard about Janet Jackson's bra mishap at an awards show. It was all over the news and people thought it was just absolutely crazy. And now, we turn on the TV just a few years later to what? Miley Cyrus....you know what. A whole new level.
I tried my best to ignore the Miley Cyrus "craze."
But then something recently came up that really hits home for me.
In the past few days, there has been correspondence between Sinead O'Connor and Miley. It got to the point that Miley tweeted about O'Connor's battle with bipolar disorder, mocking her struggles.
As someone who has battled with schizophrenia and bipolar for years, watching Miley Cyrus, someone I used to look up to when I was younger, make fun of somebody else's similar battle really shook me. It shook me to the core and really hit home.
All I can do is sit and say, "Is this what our world has come to?"
I, for one, hope that Miley is not diagnosed with any mental illness, because I do not want to be in any way associated with her at this point. I know a ton of people with mental illness that are not even close to as wild as she is being now.
The mentally ill are not to be made fun of. Many of us struggle day to day and barely make it through to another day. It is not facetious in any way, shape or form and it is not something to poke fun of.
I lost my oldest brother to suicide, possibly caused by bipolar disorder. That is not funny at all.
I am proud to be surviving my battle with my mental illnesses. It is a daily struggle at times, but it is incredibly rewarding at other times.
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