Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc on Nostr: npub1g0tuf…3tvm4 why do we continue to accept the euphemism "mental health" when we ...
npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 (npub1g0t…tvm4) why do we continue to accept the euphemism "mental health" when we are actually talking about unhappy/unhealthy states?
This euphemism encourages us to confabulate relatively normal (if unpleasant, upsetting) levels of stress and anxiety with mental illness, which would benefit from skilled help.
This euphemism encourages us to confabulate relatively normal (if unpleasant, upsetting) levels of stress and anxiety with mental illness, which would benefit from skilled help.