Politically Correct?

     There are many forms of working words in the mental
health system. Some of these include:

                    functional
                    episode
                    mania
                    depression
                    symptoms
                  
     There are a lot more in my article:

 Vocabulary ABC's in Mental Health Circles 

     I have been thinking of better descriptions of words
and terms used in Mental Health. These would be:

              Not Medication- But  
                                                I take my "medicine".
             
       (because taking medicine is not a vacation.)

            Not in an episode- But
                                                   I am "having a symptom flare-up".
             
           (I am not trying to be a soap opera)
         
           Not medically corrected and "functional"-

                                          But
                                                  My illness is "in remission"
         
          (my bowels are functional)

    It is time to move into a more universal way of
explaining things; explaining them to the patient, the doctor,
the family, the friends, the media. I consider these explainations
above to be more universal such as certain words have been
revised in the past, such as:

         Fireman, Police Man, Mail Man..... etc.

       Now it is firefighter, police officer, mail carrier...        

     With the above vocabulary changes, it feels less
derogatory and more humane. I am sure there might be
    more out there, but the three above are just a start.
 
  I am curious if you agree. Try the switch and see the response.