By a very narrow margin, I come down on the "I have" side of the argument, I think because I don't deal with mental illness every day. I have some days even long periods where it's not an issue for me, so saying I have depression feels more accurate to me than saying I'm depressed, although I will say that to my psychiatrist when I'm in the middle of an episode.

It's like the difference between AA and women for sobriety. At AA everyone introduces themselves with some variation of "My name is X and I'm an alcoholic." whereas WFS Statement 1 says, "I have a life threatening problem..."

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