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Originally Posted by lbrown1
IS IT OFFENDING TO SAY "I AM BIPOLAR"? DOES IT REALLY MATTER TO ANYONE ELSE? Who says I HAVE vs I AM????
When I say it Its.. "I AM" but a chick in my psychology class today thinks saying I am .. Is offending?? I like I AM better than I have personally.. I cant control it so it has me i dont have it.. I am it until I get control of it...  |
I think it's personal preference but I also think we are more likely to use I am when it is a chronic disorder. I am diabetic, I am a recovering addict, I am paralyzed. We don't say I am pancreatitis. We say I have pancreatitis, I have gallstones, I have a cold, I have a broken leg... all acute disorders.
I am also says this is my state of being while I have does not denote a state of being. I really don't want to be identified (state of being) as bipolar of I am. I prefer I have as it shows I have a condition, I am not the condition.