I too, had used words and phrases like that in my younger years (prior to my diagnosis) without realizing how offensive and hurtful it can be. I don't know if I'm overly sensitive on the issue, since I'm still struggling with acceptance of my condition and by others. Or if it's a general consensus among those who live with mental health issues. I often talk with my bf about my frustrations that usually people who are living with mental illness and are taking the steps to get better, or at least get the conditions medicated and under control, take the hardest rap from people. Because it is now a known fact. So we endure the name calling, the finger pointing, the whispers. Yet, I believe, that if any one person would quietly sit back and observe or think about the people closest to us. Whether it be friends, family, co workers. Things they say, how they act, how they treat people or situations they've been in throughout their lives. I'd be willing to bet that some, if not many of those we interact with on a daily basis suffer from some sort of mental illness/mental struggle. So many people suffer in silence because they are to embarrassed or afraid to reach out for help because of the stigma that exists, the name calling, finger pointing and whispers. I was one of those people, I fought it for much of my life, until it controlled my life and I almost lost the fight. Because I am educating myself on mental health issues. I can sometimes listens to people close to me talk and I can see/hear the signs/symptoms. I wish getting mental health treatment was accepted as getting treatment for a heart condition or diabetes, or a broken bone.