He concluded: “You may have a mood disorder.”

The words rolled out of his mouth with a slight questioning and concerning tone.

They felt like a gun shot - had me targeted and frozen in the moment. I repeated what he said in my head a couple of times before it began to sink in.

I wasent sure if I should be happy because there is a lable, or if I should be terified because I’ll be symptomized, catagorized, drugged and released..

This scares me.

Never have I been given a lable like such, nor did I expect it.