Elizabeth Weaver
MFA, Columbia U. Will write for food.
Mental Illness is Dangerous
The Stigma, That is — Dangerous to Those Who Suffer from It“He was crazy.” The declaration comes surprisingly quickly, and then often. It’s an attempt to explain why the thing that happened did happen. But it seems that “crazy” has essentially lost its meaning, and if that is the case I am partly to blame. I throw the word around. I use it to describe spiteful people. Or I use it to be funny. I should know better, the way enlightened people don’t use the word “retarded” as an insult anymore, and yet I can’t seem to make myself stop.Elizabeth Weaver3 min read