tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post558797222462747770..comments2023-09-08T19:32:19.540+01:00Comments on Charlotte - Chatting and Chuntering: MentalCHARLOTTE'S RANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15924653828316135774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-69317430130147239782012-01-21T12:01:37.618+00:002012-01-21T12:01:37.618+00:00It's AMAZING to me how differently people hear...It's AMAZING to me how differently people hear the term "brain disorder" and "mental disorder" and "mental illness" and all the rest. What's worse is that for every person who has a phrase they use happily there are two who insist there should not BE a word or phrase at all: that labels are the problem!<br /><br />All this is interesting but has real world consequences in that we need a term to describe things so we can discuss them. If everyone's head explodes when we use a term we can't get into the conversation about what that item really is and how to address it. Right now we have different factions using different terms and angry at others for what they THINK the term means to the others -- and they are generally wrong about what Person A meant by it to start with.<br /><br />I'd be happy with going to using numbers if it would help get us past the terms and onto the problems!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-21688007345085604972012-01-21T11:17:55.085+00:002012-01-21T11:17:55.085+00:00I cringe to hear ' mental handicap', havin...I cringe to hear ' mental handicap', having found (specific) learning difficulty a better descriptor. Brain circuitry disorder or malfunction makes more sense but, given the 'There but for the grace of God...' feelings of fear that so many people have around mental illness, that too would probably eventually become another term like 'spastic' or 'moron'. In a school near me, the term 'Sparkle' has become an insult!Rednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-24216776050754816192012-01-21T11:04:16.979+00:002012-01-21T11:04:16.979+00:00I'm with Katie too! Oh wait...
Sorry, couldn&...I'm with Katie too! Oh wait...<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist :PKatiehttp://giantfossilizedarmadillo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-72981797539311117092012-01-21T10:18:04.417+00:002012-01-21T10:18:04.417+00:00I too am with Katie and Dr Insel but resigned to t...I too am with Katie and Dr Insel but resigned to the fact that the stigma around BOTH mental illness, (or brain disorders, psychological disturbance, spiritual unease, however you and your society describe it) and mental handicap (learning disability, mental retardation, educational sub normality...) is such that most words are going to end up as playground insults however hard we try (and we should continue to do so) to stop the playground bullies. I know that "special" is now an insult in many quarters.Fiona Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985022521354870620noreply@blogger.com