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“Words
are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.
Capable of both inflicting injuries and remedying it.”
Professor
Dumbledore from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
It’s absolutely no secret that throughout my lengthy mental health journey, I haven’t always had the best experiences in terms of responses and comments made by mental health professionals who have varied from the Crisis Team to Consultant Psychiatrists. But rather than creating a post ranting about these comments – especially those that have been made most recently (which are obviously the inspiration for this post) – and giving readers no real, productive, or positive messages to take away from it; I thought I’d put this piece together where I’m going to talk about the five best responses to these mean-spirited and, often, detrimental remarks…