Common Forum-speak

Lounge
1

I am creating this to help new members and maybe older ones. Feel free to add in replies.

AP - antipsychotic
AD - antidepressant
Pdoc- psychiatrist
Likes- clicking the heart under a post
PM- Private message
Mod- moderator
SzAdmin- site admin
SZ- schizophrenia or schizophrenic
SZA- schizoaffective
Depot- injection, typically an AP
dx’d - diagnosed
BP - bipolar
BPD - borderline personality disorder
DID - Dissociative identity disorder referred to in the past as"split personalities" or “multiple personalities”
Rx- Medication
PRN- take as needed
Positives - positive symptoms
Negatives- Negative symptoms
+/- - positive and negative symptoms
negs - negative symptoms
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder

1515/15 characters- to reach minimum post length

Any additions?

25 Likes
2

Perhaps you should mention what isn’t allowed to speak about?

2 Likes
3

You mean like this?

:crazy_face:

6 Likes
4

This thread is for abbreviations. I’ve tagged the rules so many times there shouldn’t be a problem finding them, especially with the search function

Ty, @shutterbug

5 Likes
5

dx’d - diagnosed

6 Likes
6

Adding to master post

3 Likes
7

6969/69 - @shutterbug trying to hit minimum post length and being a perv at the same time.

(Multitasking!)

4 Likes
8

Maybe

BP - bipolar
BPD - borderline personality disorder
DID
Rx

6 Likes
9

What about “PRN”

8 Likes
10

I hear yah, Chuck. What is PRN?

2 Likes
11

PRN is medication you take as needed.

2 Likes
12

Thanks guys! The list is growing!

Going to create a save file so mods can share. Once it’s done, you can ask a mod to share the Forum Terms.

Will post when its created and will edit it as needed.

Done! That Mod Post is below and staff can use it starting now.

4 Likes
13

Here’s a post with a list of common terms or abbreviations we use on the forum. Users add to this thread, so please check it if you see anything you are unsure of!

3 Likes
14

Positives and negatives?

And 15151515

4 Likes
15

Good list.

:+1:

3 Likes
16

“77nick77” - king of the forum and all around great guy.

6 Likes
17

+/- - positive and negative symptoms (I have seen this used infrequently)
negs - negative symptoms
alter/alters - usually used by people with DID to refer to alternate personalities

4 Likes
18

Ahem. Time to google usernames.

[ taps foot ]

3 Likes
19

Aside from the abbreviations for the names of other mental illness, we don’t usually use those other terms. Not on a regular basis.

4 Likes
20

I use negs a lot because I’m kinda lazy.

:blush:

3 Likes