Posted by Noa on March 10, 2000, at 10:43:44
In reply to Noa, bob , and Chris A. , posted by Cynthia on March 10, 2000, at 8:53:51
This might sound like a PC verbal manipulation, but it can be instructive to a young guy like your son. Ask him to think about the differences between and among the following terms:
mentally ill person
person with a mental illness
depressed person
person suffering from depression
manic depressive person
person who has manic depressive illness
Person who has bipolar disorder
bipolar person
I'm bipolar
person who has a chronic form of depression
person who has had major depression
person who has a brain disorder
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