That quote from whimsygirl is so perfect--thanks for sharing it!

Yes, I shouldn't be so caught up with labels. I suppose emotional pain has as many variations as physical pain. When I hurt my foot and they asked me to rate my pain on a scale of 1 to 10, I couldn't answer that. Is the pain supposed to be relative to other pain I've had? Is the 1 to 1-10 scale based on the general population's sense of pain? All I could say is my foot hurts and I want it to feel normal again.

I suppose I should apply the same logic to my mental health too!

Thanks all for the comments.