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Mental illness is a testable set of clearly-defined symptoms that are diagnosed by a mental health professional. You are contributing to the stigma around menta
by JohnMakin 3y ago
Mental illness is a testable set of clearly-defined symptoms that are diagnosed by a mental health professional. You are contributing to the stigma around mental illness when you toss that word around to describe something like a stupid/delusional belief. They aren't remotely the same.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Mental illness is a testable set of clearly-defined symptoms that are diagnosed by a mental health professional For many mental illnesses, this is true only with a meaninglessly broad definition of “testable” and/or “clearly defined”.