Posted by juniper on May 28, 2000, at 16:50:45
In reply to Useless words, posted by brian on May 28, 2000, at 14:29:34
i agree, the clinical definitions have meshed with the everyday to create something stigmad and subdued. it is not easy to say to people that you are depressed, and it is even harder to explain what this means apart from the colloquial definition.
how do you distinguish words from the ordinary while still integrating mental illness as a biological and treatable condition (without shame and stigma)?juniper
> Depression: Wimpy, misleading word. It gives the impression that someone with depression simply has the blues. What did Styron in "Darkness Visible" suggest instead? Was it "Mental Storm?"
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> Anxiety: Same thing. Too tied up in everyday language.
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> Crazy: Ridiculous word, used as frequently, randomly and unhealthily as table salt.
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> Any others floating out there?
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