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Originally Posted by farmergirl
I don't use the word crazy in the context of describing myself or anyone else with mental health issues. I find it pretty offensive in that context, kind of like I detest the term "retard". It's just not right.
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me too. I pretty much try not to ever use the word crazy since I found out it can be offensive, although I still forget once in a while. I try to say amazing, wild, incredible, unbelievable... some other word that explains more what I really mean, instead of "that's crazy" or something.
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Originally Posted by mcl6136
Really...did anyone honestly think I was trying to stigmatize people with mental illness with this thread????
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No, I didn't think so, I thought you were trying to get over your own internalized stigma, which is great! I'm not sure if people usually say "mental illness" to mean all the issues everyone on PC deals with, but that's what I mean by it. So I mean I hope I'm not putting you down now by including you in "people with mental illness." One of the things I like on PC is it doesn't seem like there's a line between people with various diagnosis and issues, from DID to trauma survivor to depression--everyone supports each other.
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Originally Posted by Lauru
As someone who has experienced episodes of psychosis during mania, I feel really hurt. I hope I'm not crazy. I work full time, have a great SO relationship, and enjoy my hobbies. I live a rather boring life nowadays, thank goodness. I would hate to think that everyone with schizophrenia or mania is "crazy" That's such an awful word to be labelled, ESPECIALLY from a psychiatrist.
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That's what I thought when I read what her therapist said too. I'm glad her therapist made her feel better. But it is too bad a psychiatrist needs to indirectly put down people with psychosis.