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The Problem with Labels: Why "Lazy" and "Too Sensitive" Are Not Mental Health Diagnoses

🔹 Summary 🌿 Mislabeling behaviors associated with mental health struggles can have long-lasting effects on self-esteem and healing. This post explores why labels like "lazy" or "too sensitive" are harmful and often inaccurate. Supported by recent studies, it highlights the importance of understanding mental health and moving away from stigmatizing labels. ✨ Breaking the Stigma: Rethinking Harmful Labels Like “Lazy” and “Too Sensitive” For most of my life, I was labeled as “too sensitive.” It was a term I heard from friends and family, and I began to internalize it. I started to believe that there was something inherently wrong with me because I couldn’t seem to handle certain situations the way others did. It wasn’t until I sought professional help that I realized the label “too sensitive” didn’t capture my experience at all; it was simply a sign of my emotional struggles and sensitivities tied to my mental health. Similarly, I also struggled with the label "...