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To hate the use of 'mental health'

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BarbaraVineFan · 18/11/2024 19:35

As someone who has mental health issues in their family, this is driving me increasingly mad (pardon the pun!)

Increasingly these days you see people saying or writing 'mental health' when they mean 'mental illness' or 'mental health problems'.

'I couldn't do X because of my mental health'- kind of ok.

'I couldn't do X because I have mental health'- incorrect and increasingly common.

Why is this? Is it because people don't like using the word 'illness'? It is baffling to me!

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Photodilemmas · 18/11/2024 19:36

I had a thread like this not too long ago!! So many people responded and agreed. Its SO annoying. Imagine if we all went round saying "I have physical health"
It makes no sense!