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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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I will post what I mentioned in another thread a while back.
I find it interesting that when you say, I have depression, it's slightly more acceptable than saying I'm bipolar
if you say I'm bipolar, people seem to think you're crazy. if you say you are depressed, people seem to be more sympathetic.
I wonder if it's less to do with words and more to do with how the media portrays MI?