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Originally Posted by guy1111
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?
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To be a surviver means that you have been able to fight aganst what they once did to you. Such fight is very difficult. It's an honor to be called "survivor". It's an invisible "mark" that you have done work that not eveybody are able to do (the person in the street that never was abused).
Depression is a diagnose. It is not a shame to have a diagnose. Survivor is not a diagnose, but a recognition by oneself that one has done an amount for work to overcome former hurts. One can can be depressed and be a survivor at the same time.
I f you feel that there is still a lot of work to do with your depression before you have overcome the past well enough to live a somewhat good life, may be you can call yourself a depressed person still in work to become a survivor.
My very best wishes for you!
