Early last week, Scott Mescudi, or as we know him, Kid Cudi, checked himself into rehab. He has been battling depression for quite some time now and is finally committing himself in hopes to get better.
The American artist and actor posted a Facebook status where he addressed his fans about his mental illness. Doing what he did, publicly especially, takes a lot of courage and a lot of mental and emotional support and strength.
Many people who battle depression or other mental illnesses don't have the support one needs to admit that their mental health is suffering; they don't even have it in them to sometimes admit it to themselves. We live in a world that romanticizes mental illnesses and puts those individuals on pedestals- it's not something you should want, it's not something that can be cured or deemed normal by others becoming fascinated in the hurt and suffering.
Having anxiety and paranoia, feeling depressed and having suicidal thoughts, among a slew of other mental illnesses, is not something that we should idolize and look at as a piece of art. There is a happy person, a happy and healthy soul inside of those thoughts that wants and needs to get better. But often times, the individual is lacking the motivation to get better.
