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In reply to the discussion: Please do not over react or react badly to so many of us [View all]Roy Rolling
(6,956 posts)16. Well, that makes three of us
I guess we can call it a movement.
It's gotta start somewhere. The word "handicapped" was replaced in common usage by "disabled" a few years back. The same should happen for brain disease terminology. Being sloppy about the symptoms of brain disease is actually misleading, not just inaccurate.
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I often feel like those that are WELL-adjusted to the ridiculous society we live in...
stillwaiting
Mar 2015
#3
"had a breakdown" works much better than "went mental". Thanks for asking.
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#66
Here I thought that you were referring to general postings that get misinterpeted.
hedgehog
Mar 2015
#26
Thank you for proving my point. You make a lot of assumptions based on very little fact
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#47