Posted by baseball55 on December 27, 2015, at 19:36:27
In reply to Re: labels, posted by elanor roosevelt on December 27, 2015, at 16:08:11
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> The stigmatization is the problem. Being "mentally ill" is simply the reality. I'm mentally ill and, although I haven't had a drink in a quarter century, I'm an alcoholic. These are terms that don't have positive associations. This sort of terms define one as an "other."
>I don't know. I tell people I have MDD and, when I do, I find out that half the population has had episodes of depression and are taking some kind of anti-depressant. Of course, I don't tell them I've attempted suicide and been hospitalized several times for weeks at a time. Too much disclosure. More than most can handle. But I don't think MDD carries much stigma these days. Maybe bipolar does. My nephew has schizophrenia and, when I talk to people about this, most are interested and empathetic. Of course, he's not living on the streets talking to himself...
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