If you are an avid Youtube watcher such as myself, you may have heard the name Eugenia Cooney -- referred to as "The Skinniest Girl on the Internet."

Many say that she has an eating disorder and although she never confirmed this to be true, she looks visably uncomfortable and nervous whenever somebody asks her about her weight; which happens way more often than it should.

Despite her evident unwillingness to disclose any information regarding her weight or food intake, people keep on prying. They think that they're automatically entitled to know every detail about her personal life simply because she puts herself out on the Internet. It doesn't work that way.

Eugenia is entitled to her privacy just like everybody else; meaning that she could share as little or as much as she wants. That's her choice, and her choice alone.

And rather than meeting her with love and support, she's bombarded with negativity and hate. These people claim that they're trying to help her yet they do nothing but criticize her and show no ounce of compassion or kindness whatsoever.

Attaching negative connotations and meanings to mental illness only increases the stigma that screams "it's shameful to feel this way." So what do people do? They isolate. They don't tell anyone. They get worse and worse, and nobody has a clue. The end result can be devastating. Some people aren't lucky enough to have that strong support system to help them through it. That's how people die. Too scared and too ashamed to ask for help

People with mental disorders are fragile and need to be showered with compassion. They need to know that people care, and that people genuinely want them to get better. They need to know they have something worth fighting for. That's what will guide them to healing.

Spamming them with hateful comments sends the message that they're not valued in this world -- a type of negativity that is dangerous to someone with an already vulnerable mindset. A type of pain nobody should have to endure.

You cannot bully somebody into seeking treatment, and you cannot force them either -- you can only encourage. Show them that they are loved and they're worth recovery.

Humans are exceptionally fragile beings. We break easily. Be kind to one another. Please don't be that person that pushes somebody over the edge.

Because words are powerful and could either save or take a life -- make sure yours aren't doing the latter.