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Most Annoying Psychological Disorder. (pg. 4)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Actually, I just hate people in general and tend to think everyone is a ing moron. |
Pppffttt... moran! |
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| squirrelly |
over eaters.
and manic-depressive-suicidal.
GET OVER IT. :rolleyes: |
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| enydo |
| I'm sure if most people who have these issues could just "get over it" they would. In most cases it's not that easy. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
I'm sure if most people who have these issues could just "get over it" they would. In most cases it's not that easy. |
This. There's a reason the drugs work, and a reason they're not right when they're off of the drugs. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Actually, I just hate people in general and tend to think everyone is a ing moron. |
I'm with you Jenny. People are house. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
I'm with you Jenny. People are house. |
You guys are including yourselves, right? I feel the same way and tend to include myself in those sentiments. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
You guys are including yourselves, right? I feel the same way and tend to include myself in those sentiments. |
Yeah, I've always been kinda house  |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
I'm sure if most people who have these issues could just "get over it" they would. In most cases it's not that easy. |
Nah, they're just lazy bastards. Just like those stupid wimps claiming they've got cancer. "Boohoo, my cells have mutated and they're now doing stuff they aren't supposed to do! Halp!". Aw, come on, get the hell over it and tell your god damn cells to behave! :rolleyes: |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Nah, they're just lazy bastards. Just like those stupid wimps claiming they've got cancer. "Boohoo, my cells have mutated and they're now doing stuff they aren't supposed to do! Halp!". Aw, come on, get the hell over it and tell your god damn cells to behave! :rolleyes: |
I just want to point out the brilliance of this post.  |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
How much good has the medicalization of mental problems actually done on a broad scale?
It seems like if modern treatment with drugs were so much more effective than trying to deal with such problems in other ways, then we could point to some broad trend such as a reduction in suicide rates or in the number of crimes committed by those with diagnosed mental illness, since vastly more people are now being diagnosed and treated. But as far as I know, no such positive trends exist.
Obviously you could point to specific cases of people helped by drugs -- I know plenty of them myself -- just as others could point to specific cases of people harmed by them. But that doesn't address the question of the overall effect of the "medicalized" paradigm.
[Edit: I'm not saying that drugs are never right or that people can simply wish their problems away. I'm questioning whether mental illness should be seen as analogous to bodily diseases or disorders, and whether the cavalier attitude of "throw a drug at it" is the right one.] |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
[Edit: I'm not saying that drugs are never right or that people can simply wish their problems away. I'm questioning whether mental illness should be seen as analogous to bodily diseases or disorders, and whether the cavalier attitude of "throw a drug at it" is the right one.] |
This is why I see drugs for such scenarios as things that should be prescribed on a case-by-case basis, i.e., "Does this person really need what I'm giving them? What else can be done if not?"
*shrug* |
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| Project-K |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Nah, they're just lazy bastards. Just like those stupid wimps claiming they've got cancer. "Boohoo, my cells have mutated and they're now doing stuff they aren't supposed to do! Halp!". Aw, come on, get the hell over it and tell your god damn cells to behave! :rolleyes: |
That's funny because I almost made the exact same post. :stongue: |
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