My GP always says to me that I’m remarkably well given everything that’s wrong with me. For me it works better to consider myself ‘sick’. Although my goal at the beginning of each day is to be as well as possible.
I have so many things wrong with me that I need ‘labels’. And I need them to survive. For example, if I hadn’t passed on a ‘label’ to the surgeon last week I’d either be in ICU or dead.
I’m someone who is not compliant with managing my bipolar unless I consider myself sick. Although just to confuse the issue I don’t run around saying I’m sick, I’m sick