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Originally Posted by BlueCrustacean
I'm also noticing a phenomenon where it seems every millennial with a "woke" account on Instagram or Tumblr is bringing attention to "mental illness", when mostly they're referring to depression, anxiety, self hatred and suicidal thoughts. Is it enough to say I have a "mental illness" if I get depressed, have General Anxiety Disorder and bouts of self pity or self hatred? Or is that watering down the term?
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Psychiatry does this also. Read some of the new definitions of various issues in the DSM-5. It would be almost impossible to find a person that doesn't have a diagnosable mental illness.
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PDD with Psychotic Features, GAD, Cluster C personality traits - No meds, except a weekly ketamine infusion