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Mental Illness

Mental Illness

Anything to do with mental illnesses/disorders

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Posted byDrGorein/mental_illness-Sep 15, 2016 at 7:09 PM

Thoughts on the term "broken" in mental illness?

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I personally consider myself "broken" and it is a term I use, I also have friends who fell the same however I also have friends who fell the opposite.

So what do you think about?
Also what do you think it describes?

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  • the_rckSep 15, 2016 at 7:15 PM

    I tend to use it to describe the pieces of myself that don't quite fit together with each other and the things I want to be able to do that I can't, the ways that I want to interact with the world and just can't manage.

  • LettersFromPTSDSep 15, 2016 at 11:30 PM

    I generally use in the sense of "my job broke me and now I have PTSD". (Forex I can't read and comprehend a long document that has any formatting of a certain type; bodycam-esque footage makes me shake; a fax machine sends me almost catatonic.)

  • MerahSep 15, 2016 at 7:50 PM

    I use the term broken on a rare occasion; like @HopeInSight and @the_rck have expressed, usually in a depressive episode to convey me not being able to interact with the world as I should or just things in general I guess.

    It breaks my heart when I hear others with mental illness use it as a descriptor though. We're not broken. Nobody is broken. :hugs:

    • DrGoreSep 17, 2016 at 6:57 AM

      So I guess you might say that you've got a broken heart.
      No?
      Yeah okay.

      • MerahSep 17, 2016 at 7:55 AM

        😑

  • HopeInSightSep 15, 2016 at 7:38 PM

    I've used "broken" to describe myself, but mostly when I'm in the middle of a depressive episode. I think for me it's a mark of shame. An indicator of something that I feel I "should" be. Other times its just a nod to the difficulties I face in life. It all depends on how I feel.

  • SlytherinfaunusSep 15, 2016 at 9:00 PM

    I've kind of steered away from it mostly to gentle and well intended reprimanding from the husband when I used to.

  • oneSep 16, 2016 at 1:30 AM

    I've probably said my mind/brain is broken or ill or dysfunctional, so I could also say "I" am broken. It sounds kinda dramatic though, I prefer sounding pragmatic. Other than that, I don't really see anything negative or shameful about the term.

  • MsFortitudeSep 21, 2016 at 4:59 PM

    I use it for various reasons. From feeling fragmented into who I need to be for various parts of my life, to feeling like I don't fit in anywhere, to the feeling that I feel like my life has been a bit of a wrecking ball, to feeling shattered emotionally.

    Compounded with health issues, I've been working this year to explore and heal as much as I can. Therapy feels like it is doing good for once. I'm using imzy for journaling. My therapist is encouraging to get way from critical narratives, and I strive, though days like today are more difficult than the good days.

Mental Illness

Mental Illness

Anything to do with mental illnesses/disorders

2427 members
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