so.. hi?

[GhoulKid]

So, um, I'm niamh and I'm here to try and deal with things a little better i guess? well, I have social anxiety and PTSD and if I'm honest, I'm still struggling with the 'mentally ill' label even though I know the only reason I find a problem with it is because of internalized ableism combined with my general fear of how people will react.. but I'm working on it! *^-^* thank you for reading I guess!

[Inscrutable Banana]

[Otherside]

Hey Niamh, welcome to the forum

[L]

Welcome sweety xx

[Chantellabella]

Hi niamh and welcome to the forum.

I understand that struggle of being labeled "mentally ill." I also have PTSD and anxiety issues. I've gotten better with the anxiety, but I still struggle with triggers, nightmares and flashbacks of past abuse.

I get angry when someone says I'm mentally ill because to me, that implies that I'm the flawed one. In reality, I am the one who was hurt by "flawed ones." And those flawed people didn't bother to get mental help. In fact, I've been actually called mentally ill by the very people who abused me.

So yeah, you have a right to not like that label. People don't understand that labeling a person is basically calling them a name. Maybe we should go around just calling our abusers names..............hey! Killer Mom! Can you pass me some sugar? Rapey Boy! How's the weather?

Anyway, enough of my soapbox.

Welcome to the forum. There's some pretty supportive people here. Although I'm looking around the forum today and everybody must be busy doing something because it's been really slow for a few days. I'll have to liven it up.

[GhoulKid]

thank you all for being so nice and welcoming! oh my gosh you all are very nice, plus, you put it into words (chantellabella), personally I tend to dislike labels in general, especially when they seem to categorize your entire being (if that makes any sense, aha) ^-^

(also, i am very sorry for not replying/thanking you sooner! I don't have the internet on a regular basis yet..)

[Kirsebaer]

Welcome to AxS!!