Out of curiosity, travelinglady and starrysky, why do y'all not like the term "mentally ill"? I've never heard someone say that. If it's just a preference, what term to you prefer? Or is it something else, a way it was used toward you perhaps? I guess I'm confused because the "correct" term for things like depression or schizophrenia is that they are mental illnesses, so saying mentally ill would make sense to me.

(I mention a term I don't like, related to SH, so I TWed just in case.)