What does ill mean to you?
I suppose 'ill' to me means poor health as in your arent medically healthy (got a flu, cold headache, broken leg etc) i guess thats my opinion :)
Do you see mental illness as being ill or is it something else?
I see mental illness as been ill just in a different way , being mental ill obvs you cant see it when if you have a broken leg you can. Though i have had a few friends tell me am ill before when i started having distorted thoughts. I feel being 'ill' has two different terms one for mental and one for physical. Physical being something you can relate to , if someone is in hospital because of a broken arm people can see that there ill as there arm is broken. Yet with mental illness people cant see it and though people who have been through the same will say ' i understand' its not really the same as a physical illness as with a physical illness people can see it and understand it as its right there infront of them yet mental illness people cant see it but they might be able to tell their mental ill if their actions which are out of character.
I really hope i have not lsot anyone while they read that :)
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