Why do people with mental illnesses get referred to as crazy?
Most people with multiple diagnoses (or comorbidities) are labeled "crazy, insane, psycho, or a lunatic." Why is that? Does this all have to do with the stigma that the mentally ill people get from normal people? My co-workers/bosses call me crazy. I can be, but most of the logical things I do/say, (to me) seem crazy to them. When I'm upset about something at work or at home, (I've noticed, so have my bosses) I tend to speak with an intellectual's vocabulary. Then they look at me like I'm crazy. Which leads to them saying, "You're crazy." Who really is crazy though? I'm an atheist and not a theist. I could label them crazy, just like they label me crazy. Once I did get called stupid from a stupid person. Why do mentally ill people get that stigma attached to them? Can we change that in the near future?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Lack of education,lack of empathy, lack of self esteem ,lack of heart,,,,,,,,,sure would like to see it change in the near future ,but not holding my breath
mangro
Level 5
Jan 28, 2018
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Thanks.
It is easier to call someone crazy than it is to look deeper into what is really going on. You can dismiss whatever is said by someone that's "crazy". That term is dehumanizing, it literally takes away your value as a human being. I've worked in the Mental Health field for years and I can tell you that having multiple diagnoses could say more about your evaluator than it does about you. Clinical diagnoses are not as accurate as medical ones. I could go on for days about this, but I won't bore you. Try to keep in mind that other people's simplistic views of you do not define you as a human being.
LEPeff
Level 8
Jan 28, 2018
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Thank you.
You're welcome. Good luck!@Sarahroo29
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