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people! humans! everyone!
read this to make the world a slightly better place https://twitter.com/queerfoxx/status/1258437596285407237
read this to make the world a slightly better place https://twitter.com/queerfoxx/status/1258437596285407237
a lot of people, even those who are more socially conscious than most, toss around these terms in place of insults
i see it the most with cluster B PD's and schizo-spec conditions in particular
even coming from people who are supportive or mentally ill themselves!
i see it the most with cluster B PD's and schizo-spec conditions in particular
even coming from people who are supportive or mentally ill themselves!
(the thread doesn't just mention _mental_ illness, but this is what i want to focus on for a bit)
it's a dumb way that society has incorporated the stigma that surrounds those disorders into language, and something that many of us have to consciously unlearn. if you're only just now realizing it, that's okay! having the compassion to actually change, now that's what matters
borderline is a neutral descriptor!
narcissist is a neutral descriptor!
sociopath is a neutral descriptor!
psychotic is a neutral descriptor!
no, being mentally ill doesn't make you an asshole, but you know what does? using medical labels as insults!
narcissist is a neutral descriptor!
sociopath is a neutral descriptor!
psychotic is a neutral descriptor!
no, being mentally ill doesn't make you an asshole, but you know what does? using medical labels as insults!
basically,
society if everyone reads this thread and swaps out a couple of words in their day-to-day vocabulary
society if everyone reads this thread and swaps out a couple of words in their day-to-day vocabulary
