Our 17th prompt comes from Wanderer. They ask:
Is mental illness really an illness?
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Wanderer,
Welcome back! Your question is timely, given that May is Mental Health Month, as you mentioned in your submission (well, at least in the USA). This is a question that many people who don’t quite understand mental illness ask, either out of ignorance or callousness, so it’s great that I get to address it here. Continue reading “#17: Is mental illness really an illness?”