The Diary of a Struggling Genderfluid: 2

Albus Dumbledore and Mental Illness Validation

Hello again everyone. Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of updating regularly, but I'm unsure of where this is really going for now.

So, earlier today I was watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 for the billionth time, and while I was quoting along to the movie, something Dumbledore said near the end really struck me.

*spoiler alert in case you haven't seen it yet and want to*

So, at the King's Cross Station part after Voldermort kills the horcrux in Harry, Harry has a choice to go back or remain 'dead'. He decides he needs to go back, but before he does, he asks Dumbledore if anything that is happening is real, or if it's all in his head.

And here's what Dumbledore replied.

"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. Why should that mean it isn't real?"

*spoiler alert over*

And boom. It hit me. That line was almost too good at the time.

Here's how I looked at it.

Even if it's happening inside your head (i.e., a mental illness or any kind of hidden struggle inside of you), that doesn't make it unreal. Just because no one else can see it from the outside does not invalidate you. It may be in your head, but every moment is real and it is happening. You're not faking it, your feelings are not invalid, and you can know that even though it's inside, it's real. Serious physical diseases happen inside of you. But just because you can't tell from the outside doesn't mean it isn't real.

Everything that is happening, especially if you have a mental illness, is happening. It doesn't matter that it's 'all in your head'. Just because it is doesn't mean it has to be unreal.

Take is from Albus Dumbledore.

Grey out. (honestly what is gender)