labeling myself CRAZY

Maynard G Krebs used the N word?!?!?!

mcl - no offense taken.

Maynard used the C word - crazy, baby! How can you even THINK of defaming our precious Maynard like that?! Hey, I actually WORKED with someone whose last name was Krebs, how cool was that? And do you see, that one guy, the obnoxious rich kid, is still around, he's a judge on The Good Wife sometimes. You're funny! My mother used to call me Maynard because I wore the same navy blue sweatshirt after school for years until it was in tatters.

Whew!

Yes, I was trying to deal with my own internalized issue....calling myself "crazy" and what affect that has on me both in therapy and in real life.

The truth is, I have used the concept to scare myself, limit myself, and segregate myself from people that I see as overly conventional or "normal" who also scare me with their insistence on certain patterns of life and behavior.

But, back to the main issue that this thread has morphed into:

Whether you embrace the C word by calling yourself that, or reject the idea and think the concept is intellectually bankrupt (as I do, ultimately) or walk another path entirely, I SO VALUE your thoughts, your responses, your travails. And did not want to hurt any of you. I have so benefited from being part of this online imaginative "world" that's centered on being in therapy. And I've gotten so much support! And we haven't even met in R/L. (Or so we believe...you just never really know what is real life and what isn't....which is a vast part of my central issue to begin with! )



Blessings,
MCL

My T and I use the word crazy as a generic way to cover all sorts of things that I find to be not my norm. I can see how some would get offended by it, but for us, it's just a way to simplify things in a way that works for both of us.

same here mue............

Please people stop labeling yourself with such words such as crazy!
Unless used with humor among friends.
A word like confused would be a better choice leave the word crazy for those intended.

that was my point!

Good point, but then again...

People don't say, "I have a homosexual tendencies". They say, "I'm gay".

Me, I'm Aspergic. That way I don't have to use words like "syndrome" or "disorder".

I think I was offended ONLY by what you're psychiatrist said, NOT what anyone here has said or written.

I am sensitive to it because when I was sick and very young, and no one knew what was going on, my mom would say, "Don't talk like that. People will think you're crazy." When I was only saying what I felt and thought and experienced in my illnesses.It hurt so much, I vowed that no one would ever know I was "crazy" like my mom thought I was. I tried so hard to fit in and be "normal" that I guess the whole subject is so sensitive to me. I still have to deal with that I guess.