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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 724313" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>SWOT and Going North, I appreciate your educating us on the proper usage of mental illness labels, I can imagine how hard and even offensive it is to be negatively categorized.</p><p></p><p>Half my family has been diagnosed as struggling with bi-polar, unfortunately when in their manic states, they were quite mean. Perhaps they are suffering with conduct disorders, I don't know. If someone is diagnosed by a professional and they believe that diagnosis, right or wrong, that is their only reference point.</p><p></p><p>We may from time to time state the improper diagnostic name because that is what we've been told. If folks are doing that it is because they have been misinformed by a professional, they have no other information.</p><p></p><p>My concern here is that when folks initially arrive on this site, as newstart has, they are depleted, exhausted and desperate.....in my opinion, what they need is compassion and kindness. As important as it is to educate folks, I don't think this post is the place to do that. Folks are frail and vulnerable, to be taken to task about improper diagnostic usage may only add to their fragility and keep them from continuing to post. Please be cognizant of just how desperate and scared parents are. Empathy is called for. Not criticism. Perhaps a separate thread to educate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 724313, member: 13542"] SWOT and Going North, I appreciate your educating us on the proper usage of mental illness labels, I can imagine how hard and even offensive it is to be negatively categorized. Half my family has been diagnosed as struggling with bi-polar, unfortunately when in their manic states, they were quite mean. Perhaps they are suffering with conduct disorders, I don't know. If someone is diagnosed by a professional and they believe that diagnosis, right or wrong, that is their only reference point. We may from time to time state the improper diagnostic name because that is what we've been told. If folks are doing that it is because they have been misinformed by a professional, they have no other information. My concern here is that when folks initially arrive on this site, as newstart has, they are depleted, exhausted and desperate.....in my opinion, what they need is compassion and kindness. As important as it is to educate folks, I don't think this post is the place to do that. Folks are frail and vulnerable, to be taken to task about improper diagnostic usage may only add to their fragility and keep them from continuing to post. Please be cognizant of just how desperate and scared parents are. Empathy is called for. Not criticism. Perhaps a separate thread to educate. [/QUOTE]
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