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The Role of Therapy Speak in Conversation
Using the word toxic, giving someone a diagnosis like obsessive compulsive disorder is something you'd be diagnosed with by a clinician. There's nothing wrong with any of this advice; it's great that we're learning more about our mental health. It's just that without doing the sort of work of therapy and sitting and understanding these concepts, they can get thrown around in a way that feels like you're giving people a diagnosis.