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Originally Posted by bizi
Sorry I tried to do a search for this but could not bring it up.
I believe we have talked about this recently.
Sorry for the repeat if so.
I have been struggling with this notion.
Just because I have bipolar doesn't mean I am sick,
Even though it is considered a mental illness.
I guess if I am manic or depressed then I might call myself sick.
Does the label bipolar mean you are sick?
what are your thoughts.
bizi
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I prefer ‘disorders’ to illnesses or sicknesses.
I have a variety of mental disorders that I know can cause me to think or act in manners that are detrimental to my welfare. And harmful to others. Yes, I think that being ill and being sick are synonymous. I take medications to aid in the function of my heart and medications to aid in the function of my mind.
Maybe I’m more abnormal than most abnormal folks but I am either high or low, always hallucinating and delusional, always fearing unrighteousness judgement, always worried about abandonment, etc. I suppose that if you only exhibit manic or depressed states occasionally then you might not consider yourself ill/sick until those rare states influences your thinking and behaviors.
Yes, I'm sick, I’ll, or disordered. All of the time.