|
Jan 06, 2018, 08:09 PM
|
 |
|
|
Member Since: Apr 2014
Location: Home
Posts: 8,406
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayne_
Interesting find--this came up on the top of the list from a simple Google search of the phrase "the mentally ill":
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0126111942.htm
Ohio State University. "Why you should never use the term 'the mentally ill'." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 January 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126111942.htm>.
Also might be worth checking out:
Darcy Haag Granello, Todd A. Gibbs. The Power of Language and Labels: “The Mentally Ill” Versus “People With Mental Illnesses”. Journal of Counseling & Development, 2016; 94 (1): 31 DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12059
The issue I raised wasn't necessarily "the mentally ill" vs. "those with mental illnesses". I don't think the word illness fits altogether. If I have endometrious, I'm not gynecologically ill. (Could you imagine if we went around referring to people with OBGYN conditions as "the gynecologically ill"! That would spur outrage.) If I have a hypothyroidism, I'm not classified as a member of "the endocrinoligically ill".
Surprised people support this, but to each his own. I personally don't think it's good for me to link my identity with being mentally ill and don't think it's ok for mental health workers (again, was referring to site, not the forum/members) to refer to people as "the mentally ill" or, especially, "the personality disordered" or "schizophrenics", so maybe I am not a good fit here. It is not the sole cause of stigma, but it certainly contributes. Labels assign concepts to words and denote characteristics of people--not exactly harmless. |
I never condone people being referred to by their diagnosis, but that is more than the one issue you raised. I feel you are backtracking now but whatever.
I never refer to someone with BPD as a borderline or a person with depression as a depressant...and I haven't really seen that on here. I don't think anyone here would say that we are our illnesses. They do not define us.
__________________
What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly?
Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
|