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I don’t think depression and anxiety are mental illnesses...

I believe they are problems of living and coping with trauma...a normal reaction to childhood abuse and neglect. Simple lifestyle changes and CBT will work. Calling it mental illness is stigmatizing and disempowering.

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SinlessOnslaught · M

The problem isn't calling these things a mental illness. The problem is society thinking that "mentally ill" means "hopeless, senseless, and should be locked up forever for the nurses to deal with."