the feminist librarian reads

Sane people are fond of telling us that we just need to go fix ourselves, and that if we worked harder and committed to getting care, it would be there for us. Of course, we’re told to be quiet when we talk about mental health issues, and we’re informed that the comfort of the sane always trumps our need for social supports and treatment. This creates a strange double standard where we are at one stroke told to get treatment, and at another told to not discuss it or reach out for help when it comes to getting it, which is a terrible double bind to be caught in, especially in a community where support is sometimes a critical component of getting help.