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Understanding the Impact of Language: Why Describing Mental Health as ‘Living in the Shadows’ Can Be Harmful
Question from a reader:
Watanabe Nagisa-san, Regarding the phrase “living in the shadows for a lifetime,” I believe expressing the lives of those who are mentally suffering as ‘shadows’ is inappropriate. Such phrasing seems to disregard the feelings of those involved. Shouldn’t we show more consideration?
Reflecting on the term ‘shadows’
Recently, I saw that Watanabe Nagisa-san’s phrase “living in the
