I recently revealed the diagnosis that I had, to some who knew I'd had issues in the past. Following this talk, it came to my attention that it had been assumed that I was my label in the sense that I still had the label and diagnosis and therefore still came into the box of others with said diagnosis. The idea that I was no longer my label, no longer had the diagnosis, and could have been 'cured' of it seemed inconceivable for some reason. Sure, I used to struggle with many things, but I thought it was fairly clear and obvious now that these things were no longer an issue. In which case, why would I still have the label? Quite simply, because labels are sticky. Stickers would be more apt a term.
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