functional vs well

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"When You're 'Too Functional' to Have Your Mental Illness Taken Seriously"
by Karen Lowinger. This is a brief article, but it sent me on a bunch of ruminations about my life before I formally sought treatment for my mental disorders and how I and others viewed my functionality. Never mind other people taking me seriously; even I bought into the myth that because I was able to outwardly function as an adult, I didn't have anything I needed treatment for.

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...even I bought into the myth that because I was able to outwardly function as an adult, I didn't have anything I needed treatment for.

Argh. It's bad enough to have to argue with/convince the healthcare people, that having to argue with/convince yourself? Gah, I say.

Thanks for the link; I'll read it tomorrow.

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It didn't even occur to me to argue.