As a sufferer, I actually rather like the fact that these terms have worked their way into common speech. Most people seem to get that "I suffer from depression" or "I have OCD" is very different from "I'm pretty fastidious - a bit OCD."
The less stigmatised and less mysterious mental illness is, the better for everyone; especially sufferers. I wish people were able to toss schizophrenia around in normal speech, because most people are still irrationally terrified of schizophrenics.
Yes, it can diminish the experience of suffering from mental illness, but I'd rather normalise these conditions too much than have people completely mystified by them.
The less stigmatised and less mysterious mental illness is, the better for everyone; especially sufferers. I wish people were able to toss schizophrenia around in normal speech, because most people are still irrationally terrified of schizophrenics.
Yes, it can diminish the experience of suffering from mental illness, but I'd rather normalise these conditions too much than have people completely mystified by them.