Offended by the terms crazy and insane

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Do you also get offended by them? I think they’re archaic ways to refer to schizophrenia. We have terms like schizophrenia and schizoaffective yet they choose to use these terms…

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I find crazy, weird and strange part of normal people’s language to gauge emotions that they can be similar to others, time to become more resilient I think. Maybe become more acquainted to it… that’s just my 2 cents though!

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No, but I’m a complete nutter.

:blush:

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I’m too crazy and insane to care.

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“He no nuts, he’s crazy.”

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To answer your question, no not generally. But I guess under the right circumstances I might be.

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Bunch of wise ass’s! Lol

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Better to be a smartass than a dumbass.

:wink:

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Fair call, let me dwell on that for the next few years!

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To be totally honest this is what pisses me off stuff like this. Politicians calling other politicians schizophrenic and throwing the word around as an insult.

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I prefer the term nutter :grinning:

I’ve been called insane before and I took offense.

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I prefer insane or nuts or crazy over schizophrenic. Sz is like a lifelong permanant brain disease or whatever they reckon. Whereas crazy or nuts is so broad. Could just be general jolly banter when crazy is used.
But i get where your coming from too.
Sorry if everyone making a joke out of what you said could be frustrating or make you feel bad. This illness can suck no matter what.

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  1. Am I offended by the term “insane?”
    1.a. Am I offended by the general use of the term “insane?” No. I think it is a common law term in the US, and I think that I benefit from the common law here.
    1.b. Would I be offended if someone on the street called me “insane?” Probably. It’s a legal term. I’ve never been adjudicated “insane,” or committed to a mental institution, and I don’t think that a person on the street generally has a right to designate me as “insane,” in this jurisdiction.

  2. Am I offended by the term “crazy?” Generally, no, I think. One google definition says “extremely enthusiastic.” In some circumstances, that may not even be an insult.

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I prefer “differently saned”.

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“It’s a figure of speech” lol.

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“like crazy, man you dig?” doesn’t bother me…someone being called crazy can mean a lot of things without being insulting to me…I don’t like being called a nut.

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I find these terms outdated and offensive.

But normal people don’t know how I feel so it doesn’t matter.
I won’t police or correct anyone.

I just don’t use these terms because words matter to me. Insane crazy mad nuts have been used on me when I’m not at my best and I don’t like it.

Edit:
Actually there have been people who have used it to intentionally hurt me, knowing my condition.

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One word gets to me. One time i was unwell and someone really close and important to me said “your a fu####g psycho” right to my face very angrily and spitefully. It hit hard at the time. I was a teenager. So i don’t really like that one much. :confused:

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I used to, but not anymore.

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I don’t get offended or anything by those words. I call myself insane or crazy all the time.

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