I've just been so depressed recently and I have always thought that "survivor" is such an over-used word. I think it should be reserved for people of large tragedies that were truly outside of their immediate world, like terrorist attacks or kidnappings. I don't think it should be a lable for someone in an abusive relationship or even bad childhood.

Now, I'm wondering if I call myself a survivor of abusive people in my past and accept my depression as a result, am I just enabling myself to act depressed? What is the benefit of the "survivor" label?