I don't view myself as having a mental illness. There is a lot of stigma out there. From people who have never had a mental illness; from people who have had a mental illness; from people outside the service; from people inside the service.

It is just one extreme on a continuum of functioning...
It is just a description of your behaviours at one point in time...

Personally... I don't find a use in describing myself (or others) as 'mentally ill'.

You go to therapy for help with some problems...
Who hasn't got problems??
lol
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