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Originally Posted by Perna
"Emotional problems" is more subjective, has no established meaning, where as "mental illness" has diagnoses certifying them as a mental illness.
I agree that it is not "just" emotional problems; depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. usually have emotional problems along with the illness, but having emotional problems does not guarantee the opposite, that you have a mental illness.
I don't see it as an insult, just an indication of ignorance on the part of anyone who would define mental illness as "emotional problems"; but I've never known anyone who thought/expressed the concept of mental illness that way.
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my problem with "just emotional" problem is not that there's "illness" alongside of it... it's downplaying seriousness of emotional problems.
And as for diagnosis... it's social construct... just anything else. Just because there's some "official" (but not universally agreed on) definition doesn't make it universal everlasting truth.
And btw, nice to meet you, Perna. I am an ignorant person who doesn't believe in concept of "mental illness" that much, but believes it's a lot about emotional distress.
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