Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[dragoner]

That may or may not explain why I got fat.

Similarly, the flip side is the "power of positive thinking" you go to the doctor and they assure you depression, and ptsd have external causes.

 

[trappedslider]

 

[Deset Gled]

I can’t believe I scrolled through the rest of that thread just to see if @Snarf Zagyg would post again.

You can use the search function to find the latest posts from a person. Its very helpful in those kinds of situations.

 

[overgeeked]

Hey, maybe this time it’ll be different. LOL, nope.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Saw that a few hours ago. YIKES!

Definitely plays into some of my stronger fears.

 

[Gradine]

Similarly, the flip side is the "power of positive thinking" you go to the doctor and they assure you depression, and ptsd have external causes.

 

[CleverNickName]

The biggest things I learned from my therapist are the concept of magnitude, and what the word "disorder" means in psychology.

Like, lots of people are obsessive about certain things, but few of them have an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Almost everyone has lived through traumatic experiences at one point or another in their life, but few of them have a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. And for my part: lots of people I know are hyperactive or easily distracted, but few of us have an Adult Attention Deficiency and Hyperactivity Disorder.

EDIT: To be clear, both ends of that scale of magnitude could need treatment of some sort (guidance counseling, regular therapy, maybe medication). I was just surprised to learn that not everything that needs treatment is a disorder.

 

[Gradine]

The biggest things I learned from my therapist are the concept of magnitude, and what the word "disorder" means in psychology.

Like, lots of people are obsessive about certain things, but few of them have an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Almost everyone has lived through traumatic experiences at one point or another in their life, but few of them have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. And for my part: lots of people I know are hyperactive or easily distracted, but few of us have Adult Attention Deficiency and Hyperactivity Disorder.

There's a reason autism has been reclassified as a spectrum rather than a binary disorder one does or does not have. I suspect it won't be the last.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The biggest things I learned from my therapist are the concept of magnitude, and what the word "disorder" means in psychology.

Like, lots of people are obsessive about certain things, but few of them have an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Almost everyone has lived through traumatic experiences at one point or another in their life, but few of them have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. And for my part: lots of people I know are hyperactive or easily distracted, but few of us have Adult Attention Deficiency and Hyperactivity Disorder.

I have family members who spend too much time on TikTok and now walk around diagnosing everyone as autistic and/or ADHD. It's exasperating. Sometimes, people just are bad at social cues or easily distracted.

 

[CleverNickName]

I have family members who spend too much time on TikTok and now walk around diagnosing everyone as autistic and/or ADHD. It's exasperating. Sometimes, people just are bad at social cues or easily distracted.

Exactly! And usually some kind of treatment (counseling or coaching maybe) can help them learn social cues or focus. One shouldn't dismiss it (or worse, ignore it) before reaching out.