Today's unpopular opinion is that I dislike the way the culture here is to tell people to put ALL mental health discussions behind a CW.
If something is potentially upsetting, sure, be careful with that. But everything? After spending so much of my internet life, first being reassured that it's ok to talk about it, and then encouraging others to be more open about it too because it's not a thing that you need to hide... It makes me uncomfortable being in a place which tells people to hide it.
If you're talking in detail about intrusive thoughts, suicidal ideation, self harm, or other things which could negatively affect other people reading? Sure, maybe give people the option of whether or not they want to see that. That's just courtesy.
But I don't think people should feel compelled to add a content warning if they just want to say that they're feeling a bit depressed today or whatever.
You can't normalise something while also telling people that they need to hide it all the time.
@InvaderXan others have said it more eloquently but I still try to tag my mh posts just so I don't drag down anyone else's day by happenstance. Those who do care for me can still approach and talk to me about it, and I appreciate them for it, and the CW system for allowing that kind of engagement without incidentally hurting others
