Why are we called things like psychotic, psycho Schizophrenics,
Society calls hs mad crazy etc.
I agree we are people who went into altered states of consciousness but atleast the doctors can respect our situation and give our diagnosis a much friendlier names right ? Because what we’re doing was not our fault we didn’t do it on purpose.
Can they not give us better names ?
I think a good doctor will never call you a psycho. A bad one will only do it behind your back.
Stigma. There is no easy way out of it. It’s engrained in our culture.
I could be wrong, but it may be a case of the words for the illness being those words and then people started using them as general insults, and thus the association. Its a small thing on a small scale, but friends and I have, partially out of spite, been using those negative words to mean their opposite meanings. It confuses people who aren’t in the group but we don’t really care.
True. Schizophrenic is a common insult amongst politicians here.
I don’t find psychotic to be a offensive term. It’s just a state of being in psychosis which seems like perfectly legit terminology to me.
psy·cho·sis
/sīˈkōsəs/
noun
There are derogatory terms like psycho but I admit I’ll sometimes use.
I understand what you are saying but my concern is about how it’s used in the society.
A murderer is called a psycho too… So where are we drawing the line here ?
I am not looking for political correctness and all that nonsensical activism that goes on for various social movements…
All I am saying is Doctors can definitely come up with more friendlier terminologies for our illnesses where those terms would not be picked up by the general public in their daily use.
I myself use those terms in different ways in the society… so the responsibility lies on all of us to first dissolve the stigma that surrounds mental health and especially the serious ones and not fringe type of madness that is termed as depression…
The new names that will come up will unfortunately be stigmatized as well, then we’re back at square one
yeah i don’t want anyone finding out. especially where i live now. i didn’t used to care. thought it was no big deal. makes me hate humanity that it’s not socially acceptable
I’ve only been called psychotic when I’m psychotic. My doctor has also referred to me as a schizophrenic, but I am a schizophrenic. Fair.
Altered state of consciousness = psychosis. A rose by any other name. I’m old enough to have seen the names for certain groups changed time and again. The names change, but bigotry and underlying problems don’t. In fact, I’ve noticed the name changes have reinforced the bigotry over time.
Be careful what you wish for.
I often call things crazy. But i know im not crazy, only sometimes. I never use psycho because it reminds me of my psychosis. I dont like when other people use crazy either. Seems like it popped up around me more after i became schizophrenic. Like my cousin said to me talking about him being up at 4am…“what am i supposed to do at 4am like some crazy person.” I think he accidently used crazy in the sentence. I try not to take offense but im the only one allowed to say it. Lol. Thats my logic anyway
I think it would turn out like the names for down syndrome, unfortunately.
Even mass murderers are called psychotic so what is the difference between us and them ?
I am not asking the society to forget what I did and treat it like nothing happened… all i am asking is why is the diagnosis so negative in its terminology?
A rose is a rose yes… so is a tiger a tiger… but would you look at a tiger as being a psycho because it kills and hunts ? No because that is it’s nature… In the same way a mentally ill person who is undergoing a shift in his conciousness would also do things which wont fit into the good books of the society but he or she is only doing it because they don’t know what is happening with them … It’s the nature of the illness … and the person you see becomes the culprit here… how wrong that is.
Haven’t we all lost atleast a few friends because of our behaviour in altered states ? We have lost them permanently isn’t it ? At least I have… it’s beyond repair now…
Was it my fault ?
The diagnosis and it’s subsequent use in the society makes it look like it’s my fault … I don’t get any respect from certain groups of people still despite they knowing that i am perfectly alright now…
Because they think that this guy can go crazy any time let’s stay away from him…
Where is the respect here ?
The terminology wasn’t negative - it was the public that made it so. And they’ll do the same with the new terminology.
Straw man argument, not worth addressing.
I haven’t, no. I did alienate quite a few people because I was a drunken arse in the past.
If you did everything your doctor asked and didn’t play with your meds, no it wasn’t. If you didn’t follow medical direction then it absolutely was. Only you know for sure.
Respect is earned. I have it. Why don’t you? What are you doing wrong?
“I have a thought disorder.” This is the label I prefer
A professional psychologist told me to quit medication and that’s when I went into my psychosis the last time… 3 years back. So is that my fault ? I still can’t figure out… but now I know that I should never quit my medication… Not for anyone.
I never said I don’t have respect in society … most people who know my situation respect me a lot… it’s just that those I thought were my close friends are the ones who have distanced themselves from me… in that sense there is no respect.
I think you are making it too simplistic when you say you have respect… maybe you haven’t tested your relationships enough … everybody has their limits and i have unfortunately tested many of theirs to the hilt…and some of them broke away.
So in each case it’s different.
If it’s any solace every group is stigmatized in some way, not just us.
Stigmatizing other people seems to be endemic to human nature.
I don’t like it but I don’t concern myself with it.
Psychologists aren’t allowed to prescribe medication or advise on medication in my country. I would ignore any advice from one regarding my meds and talk to a psychiatrist instead.
Oh, I’m pretty annoying. They have been tested.
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