Sometimes, however, and I speak from experience, a person is avoiding the words associated with what happened (“trauma” for example) in order to hide from the reality that what happened was terrible.
Minimizing language can be a coping mechanism, and like all coping mechanisms, there’s room in there for it to be harmful.
Other times yeah, fuck off, doctor. It’s my life, I’ll call stuff what I want. If I wanna call my depression The Big Sad that’s what I’m gonna fuckin do. (The difference being I’m very aware that The Big Sad could end my life if I don’t manage it, and I know exactly how to manage it.)
Sometimes, however, and I speak from experience, a person is avoiding the words associated with what happened (“trauma” for example) in order to hide from the reality that what happened was terrible.
Minimizing language can be a coping mechanism, and like all coping mechanisms, there’s room in there for it to be harmful.
Other times yeah, fuck off, doctor. It’s my life, I’ll call stuff what I want. If I wanna call my depression The Big Sad that’s what I’m gonna fuckin do. (The difference being I’m very aware that The Big Sad could end my life if I don’t manage it, and I know exactly how to manage it.)
Kinda sounds like superhero talk.
Fighting The Big Sad is a job for each person called to battle, but it is one of the most heroic fights mankind faces!
…I could easily make this a metaphor and turn it into a novel.
There is no more honorable combat.
Completely and entirely true. The most worthy foe anyone can face.