[halfacrown]

Originally Posted by EmptySouls

As somebody with really strong experience of people with these conditions, I just think it ignorant to bandy labels so flippantly.

And so you use sarcasm cleverly to lift us all out of our ignorance? As you assume, perhaps, that you alone have 'strong experience of people with these conditions', might it not be more useful to share that experience?

[EmptySouls]

Originally Posted by halfacrown

And so you use sarcasm cleverly to lift us all out of our ignorance? As you assume, perhaps, that you alone have 'strong experience of people with these conditions', might it not be more useful to share that experience?

I have first hand experience, but am not a professional. Only a professional should make a call on labels like these thrown about so wild here. Personal opinion - I've seen nothing in anybody in the house to warrant such terms as are being suggested, but I'm not qualified. Is anybody on here? I don't assume to be the only one with experience. The only thing I do assume is from the comments I've read in this thread, most must be made through ignorance. People who don't understand what they are talking about. People who should perhaps do their research before throwing serious terms about. When you are that close to a subject matter, you soon learn not to treat it so light.

[halfacrown]

Originally Posted by EmptySouls

I have first hand experience, but am not a professional. Only a professional should make a call on labels like these thrown about so wild here. Personal opinion - I've seen nothing in anybody in the house to warrant such terms as are being suggested, but I'm not qualified. Is anybody on here? I don't assume to be the only one with experience. The only thing I do assume is from the comments I've read in this thread, most must be made through ignorance. People who don't understand what they are talking about. People who should perhaps do their research before throwing serious terms about. When you are that close to a subject matter, you soon learn not to treat it so light.

Much of the discussion has been around whether Caroline's behaviour has been 'disturbed'. The OP used, not a medical term, but the colloquial 'mental' and indeed invited opinions from board members. I don't think you should dismiss everyone's views because they are not professionals, and you object to people’s terminology, especially on a board like this. Furthermore it's Caroline's behaviour itself that's caused concern in the first place, because it is so extreme.