I'm doing this random self harm workbook thing at the moment and one of the questions relates to if I see myself as being 'ill'. Anyway I was talking about this in counseling tonight and it got me thinking so two questions!
What does ill mean to you?
To me being 'ill' or 'sick' relates to physical illness which is pretty straightforward.
Do you see mental illness as being ill or is it something else?
You see I don't see it as an illness I mean I don't think I'd even say 'x is mentally ill' for example but I don't know what I see it as. I mean I don't class anyone as ill from people with relatively minor problem to someone who is in hospital with say severe psychosis. I don't know what word I'd use and that is why I thought I'd see what other RYL'ers thought!
I just want to clarify that my thinking is related to the words not whether mental illness is a lesser problem then a physical illness they are equal I'm just curious about wording!!
Edit - Someone linked me to
this thread and I guess I'd say I was a patient which makes no sense!