What a Diagnosis Is (and Isn’t)
A mental health diagnosis is mainly used to help guide this
What is treatment and support?
Mental health conditions involve changes in this organ.
What is the brain?
A diagnosis says nothing about your this.
What is worth?
Stigma means negative beliefs about this.
What is mental illness or mental health conditions?
Coping skills are tools that help manage this.
What are symptoms or stress?
A diagnosis explains patterns of symptoms, but it does NOT define this.
What is who you are as a person?
Strong emotions and stress affect mental health through this system.
What is the nervous system?
Separating yourself from your diagnosis helps protect your:
What is identity or self‑esteem?
Self‑stigma happens when people believe negative messages about:
What is themselves?
Reaching out to others for help is a sign of this, not weakness.
What is strength?
Mental health diagnoses can change as symptoms change over this.
What is time?
Symptoms like anxiety or low mood often come from the brain trying to do this.
What is protect or cope?
A helpful phrase is “I have a diagnosis,” instead of this statement.
What is “I am my diagnosis”?
Harsh inner self‑talk often increases this emotion.
What is shame?
Knowing your triggers and early warning signs is part of this skill.
What is self‑awareness?
Getting a diagnosis can help people feel less this about their experiences.
What is confused or alone?
The brain can learn and change, which is why improvement is possible. This is called:
What is neuroplasticity?
Your interests, values, and strengths existed before your diagnosis and still exist now.
What is true?
Replacing judgment with this response helps reduce stigma.
What is compassion or understanding?
Mental health support can include therapy, medication, and this.
What are supportive relationships or routines?
The healthiest way to see a diagnosis is as one part of your:
What is health story?
Medication and therapy work best when combined with attention to this area of life.
What is sleep, routine, and self‑care?
A healthy identity includes accepting challenges while also noticing this.
What are strengths and abilities?
Talking openly about mental health can help reduce stigma by increasing this.
What is awareness or education?
Advocating for your needs in care means speaking up for this.
What is yourself?