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Old Jun 30, 2014, 12:44 AM
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I'm always interested in the language people use to describe their struggles with mental health. I consider myself a mental health consumer and avoid using the phrase "mentally ill" if possible. On bad days though, sometimes I do feel "mentally ill." How do you describe your experience? Do you like or dislike the phrase "mentally ill?"
I hate the phrase myself. I'm not always ill. I am vulnerable to changes in my brain chemistry, that's how I think of myself.
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