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Do You Ever Feel Annoyed When People Use Diagnoses As Adjectives/improperly?

A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭
Muncie, IN

I keep hearing people use "depressed" instead of "sad" or "OCD" instead of particular. Friends will say they had a panic attack when they mean they got freaked out over something. A cast member today mentioned schizophrenia while the other girls laughed while she sat on the floor. Does this offend/annoy anybody else? It especially hurts when your friends KNOW you have mental health problems and still say such insensitive things like mental diagnoses are synonymous for normal human emotions. It's… read more

November 11, 2018
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

@A MyDepressionTeam Member I'm the same way, but I told myself that one thing I want to do is stand up and speak out for mental illness (despite my anxiety). So sometimes I correct them, and other times, like you, I don't say anything because I don't want to gain attention (in a negative way).

November 12, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Well I hate for the ones that know me the best like family to say something like, will you know is your condition. Or something like, you being paranoid again.

November 14, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

@A MyDepressionTeam Member Exactly!

November 12, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

God yeah, that makes me mad because I hear it too often. People at school will do this and I want to correct them but then it lowkey raises suspicions and I don’t need people worrying about me like that.

November 12, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

No it's not. When I have panic attacks my eyes roll back in my head, but luckily I can usually control them. Definitely not just freaking out. Yes, it's annoying and hurtful. That's why talking to someone like a therapist who can soothe u is so helpful.

November 11, 2018

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