Re: CHAT: Profile of a Conlanger

Sally Caves wrote:
> They bandy that term around way too much
> in the medical profession, and I find its application  to "depression"
> or "anxiety" to be slightly offensive.
I don't see why not.  Depression and anxiety are mental conditions,
emotions are part of the mind, and they certainly aren't "healthy"
conditions.

> When I think of "mental illness"
> I think of psychosis.  I'm sorry, but neurotics aren't "mentally ill" i=
n
> my books.  Neither are people who are taking medication to rectify
> a chemical disorder like general anxiety or depression.  Forgive me,
> and maybe I'm misusing accepted vocabulary, but I will have to be
> unfit for work before I'm "mentally ill," thank you
I don't know.  AIDS is a physical illness, but so is a minor cold.  It
makes sense to me to lump depression and psychosis together as
illnesses, the difference being one of degree.

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