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Last I checked, "victim" was the conventional term to apply to someone with a significant illness, e.g. "cholera victim." Patients are just the ones currently r
by argv_empty 16y ago
Last I checked, "victim" was the conventional term to apply to someone with a significant illness, e.g. "cholera victim." Patients are just the ones currently receiving medical attention for it.
- dhs 16y agoThe point is that, when dealing with people who's sense-of-self is pathologically affected, I suggest you steer away from the "victim" concept, because it is ideologically loaded. Whether depressive or not, people often want to think that they can "choose to not be a victim", which can be a very destructive idea for some. It's much more healthy to think in terms of "patient", because most people don't think that one can "choose to not be a patient".