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How “mental illness” disempowers the average person - Emergent Divergence
Over the past decade or so, we have seen a surge in the awareness of so-called "mental illness". While the concept of telling people you are struggling has served a good purpose, the concept of "illness" has actually disempowered people who have these particular neurodivergences and the people around them. Human suffering, as it stands,