Hi Danielle,

You came on here for kindness, support, empathy and advice. None of us are “experts” in the field of Psychiatry, and I think it is rather dehumizanung and belittling to have labels thrown at you, when people do not know you personally. Maybe you have been diagnosed with some type of disorder, but it is not up to us, to keep bashing you with it.

You know what you have. One out of five people have mental illness, including me, and the last thing we want is to come on a board and have labels and belittling comments about our diagnosis thrown at us. That is only for a mental health professional, which none of us are. We should all practice kindness, love, empathy. People that come on this board are sometimes spiritually broken, and they need support and kindness, not humiliation and labels. Bashing people with labels and belittling and harshness can do more harm than good. Let’s be kind to one another.

Danielle, I think In your heart and gut you know the answers. And it has nothing to do with labels, but what you came on this board seeking advice for. Please keep us posted. I care!