Aren't we all a little 'crazy'?

I use the word 'crazy', not to be mean or small-minded, but to emphasise how loosely the term is used.

You could be crazy about someone you love, crazy over a song or when your friends refer to something reckless you did, they'd say, "you're crazy!"

We forget that there are people who aren't 'normal' according to us. People with Bipolar Disorder, Multi Personality Disorder and other diagnoses that make them 'crazy'. We forget that we are vulnerable to these disorders just like they were and poke fun at these people because we are so scared of becoming like them.

We are all a little 'crazy' sometimes and this is what makes us human. If something overwelms us and we feel like things are getting to much, the world seems crazy. We'd like to hide in a corner and wait for things to blow over.

I think about people who have actually overcome real diagnoses and even people who are still struggling with their disorders, and pray that we can understand what they go through each day.

I hope that people try to understand these disorders just a little bit better. It helps to know more about something when you're unsure and scared of it.