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Jul 19, 2020, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
I believe words matter. I think some of those we use, such as depression, mental illness, bipolar,and probably others may actually promote stigma unintentionally. I wonder if anyone else shares any of these feelings? Or maybe I am just alone in this.
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Couldnt agree more. I'm studying to become a patient advocate and I am now encouraging others to refer to mental illness as psychiatric disorders. Although I would even prefer we go so far as to realign these all as neuro-psychiatric or neurological disorders, considering what we are learning about how the brain is changed. It's not just chosen behaviors or learned behaviors
And I dont like mental health disorder because still using the word mental, to me, stigmatizes that it's not real.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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