diagnosis as a way to acknowledge a potentially problematic pattern of behavior and invite feedback and take responsibility vs. diagnosis as excuse for not addressing pattern of problematic behavior and demanding special treatment and lower expectations
like, i find the label "bipolar" very useful for explaining my tendency to have weeks of highs or lows w noticeable shifts in energy / judgement / socializing / creativity... and for identifying lifestyle interventions that will tend to help vs tend to be disruptive for me