how do YOU handle the mental illness question?

Posted by terra miller on May 23, 2002, at 9:44:23

When someone asks you if you have a "mental illness," does your stomach start to get into knots? Do you just want to say, "No"? To qualify it doesn't seem to do anything but "prove" to them that you're trying to hide something (like stigma, maybe?!.... sometimes I'm just not up to reeducating the general population about stigma, you know.)
I don't feel "mentally ill." (I'm not even sure what that is interpreted as in our society anymore. I don't think many take it at face value as "having a brain that needs a little extra help right now.")
Just wondered if any of you have had to ponder how to answer that question when/if it comes up?
ugh.
terra

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how do YOU handle the mental illness question? terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? alii 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? waterlily 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily sid 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » sid Sarahmarie 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily kazoo 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? terra miller 5/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » terra miller IsoM 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » IsoM Phil 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » Phil sid 5/24/02
..No, I take 12 pills a day because they're pretty » Phil alii 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » IsoM waterlily 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? Bookgurl99 5/24/02
inner self Bookgurl99 5/24/02
Re: inner self » Bookgurl99 Dinah1 5/24/02
Re: inner self » Bookgurl99 terra miller 5/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? ST 5/25/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » Phil ST 5/25/02
Re: Ten Different Answers » Phil IsoM 5/25/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » sid Phil 5/25/02
different dx's=different stigma level?? terra miller 5/25/02
Re: different dx's=different stigma level?? Phil 5/25/02
Re: --- a short interruption ---- Zo 5/26/02
(speaking of mental illness) (nm) Zo 5/26/02
Re: --- a short interruption ---- » Zo Phil 5/26/02
Re: that was not about therapy » Zo dinah 2 5/26/02
Unless of course.... dinah 2 5/26/02
Re: Laughing at others? » dinah 2 Phil 5/26/02
No idea who she is! (nm) » Phil sid 5/26/02
Re: that was not about therapy » dinah 2 ST 5/27/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? DanO 6/14/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? melinda 6/18/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? askBob 6/22/02
To tell or not? Willow 6/23/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? trouble 6/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? » waterlily trouble 6/24/02
Re: how do YOU handle the mental illness question? trouble 6/24/02

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