In today’s world every woman and mom think she’s a therapist. 

We diagnose our friends and family labeling everyone we meet:

“She’s Psychotic!” 

“He’s a Sociopath!”

“She just went Schizo on me!”

“He’s such a Narcissist!”

“You need Prozac!”

It used to be “She’s Crazy!” or “What a Lunatic!”  These derogatory terms, while offensive, were non-specific and less harmful. Today, we are all more aware of mental health and have adopted much of the jargon associated with it. 

We use it trying to understand the people around us and we also use it to hurt them as well.  Whether with positive or negative intentions, we often misuse these critical diagnostic terms.

As a professional in the field, I want to reach out to those of you who have the desire to be “Clinically Correct.” We all know that knowledge is power and I’d like to educate those of you who want to be empowered. 

So, the next time your husband or wife tells you that you are “psychotic” you can say, “You’re wrong, Dear,  I’m just having a Brief Reactive Psychosis” or tell them that they are just “Projecting” their psychosis onto you.  

And if you are really taking on the psychotic traits of your husband or wife, you might be looking at something referred to as “Shared Psychotic Disorder.”

Read more from and on Tara in our Get Your Genius “Mind” Section.

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