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Ever notice how calling someone 'mentally ill' sometimes feels like a polite way of saying 'we don’t want to deal with you'? Thomas Szasz dared to say just that—only with a scalpel-sharp critique of psychiatry itself. What if mental illness isn’t a medical condition but a social label that lets us dodge uncomfortable conversations about responsibility and freedom?
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Ever been told you’re 'mentally ill' just because your behavior doesn’t fit the mold? What if that label is more about society’s discomfort than any real sickness? Thomas S. Szasz didn’t just ask this question—he threw down the gauntlet against the whole idea of mental illness as a medical fact. Spoiler: it’s a lot messier than you think.
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