people! humans! everyone!
read this to make the world a slightly better place https://twitter.com/queerfoxx/status/1258437596285407237">https://twitter.com/queerfoxx...

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& #39;s and schizo-spec conditions in particular
even coming from people who are supportive or mentally ill themselves!

(the thread doesn& #39;t just mention _mental_ illness, but this is what i want to focus on for a bit)

it& #39;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& #39;re only just now realizing it, that& #39;s okay! having the compassion to actually change, now that& #39;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& #39;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