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Published: 2013-02-17 13:58:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 13432; Favourites: 490; Downloads: 8
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I made a stamp like this one for sexualities, now here's one for mental disorders.I hate it when mental disorders are turned into stereotypes, and after that into fads.
"AI AM GOOD AT MATH, AI AM ASOCIAL, AI MUST HAVE AUTISM!1!!!!"
"LULZ, I'M HYPER, I MUST HAVE ADHD, LOL"
"AN HOUR AGO I WAS HAPPY, BUT I'M SAD NOW, I MUST HAVE BIPOLARISM"
I hate when people talk like that.
HFA/Asperger's, ADHD/ADD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, multiple personality disorder, and many others, have all turned into fads, something everyone should have, something you should be proud of, something to brag about on your web page, something that makes you cooler than other, "normal" human beings.
I'm not saying people should be ashamed of having a mental disorder or hide it from everyone like if it was something wrong you did, because you wasn't the cause of it, and I think that you can sometimes talk about it with someone, if you want. But being proud of it seems really stupid to me, as well as bragging about it with people. I don't see why someone should be proud or ashamed of having a disorder since they weren't the cause of it. Someone could just accept it, you mustn't necessarily be proud or ashamed of it, but, whatever.
The fact it that too many people use these disorders as fads, expecially Asperger's, ADHD and bipolarism at the moment. Asperger's most of all.
I clearly remember that, 9-10 years ago, when I was diagnosed with Asperger's and ADHD, no one knew what Asperger's was, but schizophrenia was the fad at the moment and everyone claimed to have it.
Or, 5 years ago, borderline PD was the fad, and even if Asperger's was alredy well-known, everyone claimed to have borderline. I can remember some people I know that at the time said "I don't have that stupid disorder called Asperger's, I have borderline", and now, after five years, when Asperger's is the new fad, they claim they have Asperger's. How stupid.
I hate when disorders are turned into fads because of some idiots that want to be different. Some people end up not believing people with the real disorders, or just assuming that a person "doesn't have it" because their disorder is not like the general stereotype.
Like, I've had someone telling me I was not intelligent enough to have Asperger's. Or another one who said that I smiled and laughed too much to have it.
I can't really trust people on the web when they claim they have a disorder, and I don't blame people if at first they don't take me seriously about that. It's easy to recognize the difference between someone who truly has one and someone who doesn't IRL, but it's not on the web. I usually observe them. I think that, if someone makes such a big deal about it, brags about it, feels cooler because of it and talks about it like if it was a stereotype and people with it were all the same, they probably don't have it. Ahw, well. My opinion at least.
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Exactly. The anxiety and the obsessions with it are awful; it even caused me vertigo when I left home to get to University. I don't understand why some may find it cool. I'm afraid it must be the influence of shows like Big Bang Theory, in which only the ritual parts are shown, but the character doesn't even feel anxiety... So it's like lovable 'quirks'.
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Sheldon does get anxious though; he almost completely breaksΒ down when someone sits his spot or changes his routine; sure it's designed to be funny but he doesn't look like he's having much fun when he gets like that, especially since I kind of know it's like. Plus, some people can be pretty mean to him. Though I enjoy the show but I realize it's a comedy and designedΒ entertainment purposes so they'll do anything for a laugh and it's not designed to be taken seriously. The rituals don't make much sense though because like you said, it doesn't really make him anxious; I don't know why they couldn't though, they already show him freaking out because of changes in his routine. I think Sherlock Holmes is probably better example of someone with Asperger's/High-Functioning Autism because he isn't designed to be funny so is a bit more realistic. I think the BBC interpretation is especially brilliant because it shows how most people don't understand him and how he honestly doesn't know how to behave or understand other people (plus, Benedict Cumberbatch is a brilliant actor.) Plus, there's the whole trade off; sure, he's the world's most brilliant detective but he also has serious social difficulties and has very little interest in anything not related to his cases.
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Ditto.
The big bang theory has turned disorders like Asperger's or OCD into a fad even more.
Like, because of the character Sheldon Cooper now everyone thinks that AS means you are only a socially awkward and eccentric genious.
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Exactly! I guess ignorance is what makes people think it's cool. But see, in some way, I think it's good for them to be ignorant about what it is, because it means they've been lucky not to go through any mental disorder.
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I knew a girl in school who claimed to have a different disorder every time you talked to her. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, etc... I think maybe the only thing she had symptoms for was histrionic personality disorder -_-
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I guess that people who truly believe they have all those disorders and constantly change their minds about what they have are kinda hypochondriac. I guess that hypochondria can be considered a mental illness too.
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I doubt she really thought she had any disorder. This was for attention.
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I understand now.
A lot of people are doing that. Too many. It's hard to take people seriously about disorders now.
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Yep.
And doctors diagnosing people every 5 seconds with some sort of disorder that's "similar to X, but not quite"
It's hard to tell whether it's the real deal or if it's just the doctor trying to slap a label onto you so it's easier for him to medicate you or something like that.
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I agree. I'm depressed, but I see no reason to go around waving it in everyone's face.
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Agreed. I hate it when people say stuff like, "Oh I am soo depressed."
No youre not. You don't know what depression is really like. It is a horrible hole that you cannot just use as an excuse.
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It depends on how severe the depression is; apparently, I have depression but I don't generally feel depressed. Those types of people are probably just trying to get attention though. Depression can also mean sad or blue and not a diagnosable mental illness.
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My mother describes depression as "being dead inside".
Depression sucks, I've never been depressed I hope I will never be.
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Yes, it does suck. I have it, and you wanna know what it is like? You cant get happy no matter what anyone does. You feel like youre drowning and everyone around is breathing and fine. It is horrible
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This "disability trend" is somewhat sickening, because I have really bad ADHD, and I don't take meds for it, because my dad is a psychologist, and he diagnosed me with it several years ago, and a family member cannot prescribe medication to other family members, and my parents don't bother taking me to a doctor.
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I see.
My ADHD is not so severe, and I take meds for that.
But when I forget to take my meds it sucks, and the combination ADHD+AS is terrible and when I don't take my med, I have violent meltdowns.
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Not only do you have these Arses, but you have those other people that compare disorders such as autism to fandoms.
I see no relation between the two at all.
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True!
Like "all MLP fans have Asperger's/ADHD", and similar.
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Yeah, as one being legitmately diagnosed with High functioning autism, I get upset when I see people stereotype it and compare it to fads or when they use it as an excuse which spreads the stereotypes even further.
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I feel like this has made the internet in general very unsafe for people who actually do have these things, or just express feeling things similar to them. I've wanted to talk about things that I'm experiencing and hating (dysthymia-like things) but I don't want assholes piling on me for being a huge fakey faker.
It's a bit insulting to me as well. I've had to go in for occupational therapy for sensory processing issues since I was eight. Autism isn't fucking sunshine and roses omfg
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Oh gosh the sensory! That's one of the worst parts. I literallyΒ have to talk myself through shopping at walmart just because everyone and his uncle Fred likes to be obnoxiously loud.
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I get what you mean.
The worst of autism is oversensority issues, IMO.
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I'll say this; I myself have one of these (not saying which because it doesn't matter; I'm not here to broadcast it), and when I see people claiming to have it just for the purpose of having an excuse to make an ass of themselves or to draw undue attention to themselves, it pisses me off. Because for those like me who actually do have it and have to deal with it every day, seeing people act like having it is such a good thing... it just plain sickens me.
So... yeah. I'll get off my soapbox now. 
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my sister has aspergers, i have ADHD with a little antisocial-ness of autism, my sister is one of the kindest people you will ever meet. she just doesn't have an "edit button" i honestly hate it when people make these claims that they have ADHD or Asperger's syndrome. it makes us who actually DO have these disorders seem like we don't due do the aforementioned stereotypes in the description
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I definitely have some sort of shit, though none of the docs confirmed such so far.
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What you think you could have? If it's a "milder" disorder, the diagnosis could be difficult.
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Not a slightest clue. And I'm pretty much ignorant about psychiatry. But from arond people I would continiously get bold hints or outright statements about my lack of sanity and common sense. Maybe it's just them being dumb fucks who can't comprehend my great intelligence, but chances are, haha. Whatever, really, as long as they don't lock me up in a nuthouse.
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When people say they're proud of they're mental disorders, its because its part of what made them who they are and its something that they had to struggle against to get where they are.
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Whatever. Pride and shame are too difficult to be understood by me.
However, I think that saying "I'm proud to have a disorder" is stupid, but saying "I'm proud of the way I overcome my disorder", it's ok.
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If you can't even take the time to understand them, then don't publicly comment on them ;]
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I didn't say I can't understand those people. I said that I can't understand the feeling of pride and shame, and that I see no point in taking pride in having a disorder, since you wasn't the cause of it. But, I can understand when people are proud of the way they overcome them. I grew up in a family where almost everyone is born, or has developed, a mental disorder, and I've seen my relatives taking pride in the way they could overcome the disability. That's good. Taking pride in having a disorder and taking pride in the way you overcome it are two different things.
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When I said them, I was referring to pride and shame.
But many people don't overcome their disorders, most don't. Should they not be proud of how far they have come despite it?
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Oh, I see. Sorry.
I think it's ok thing taking pride in your achievements and improvements.
I was talking about people who are only proud of their disorder, and are not of their achievements. That doesn't make much sense, because they weren't the cause of the disorder, and a mental disorder is not supposed to be a good thing, something you can be happy about.
But an achievement is a good thing and you were the cause of it, therefore is something that people could be proud of, in my opinion.
And, I think that, if you have a mental disorder, you'll never completely overcome it. You could improve, but you will never overcome it. At least, no one with a mental disorder I met was able to overcome their disability.
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The point of pride is to make it into a good thing. To say you're a better person because of it. To overcome the stigma. To love yourself and everything that makes you you. Its part of who you are, and you SHOULD be proud of who you are.
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I don't know if it's the same as pride, but I am very happy with who I am.
The only emotions I feel that I can recognize are happiness, anger and sadness, therefore I don't know if being happy with who I am is the same as being proud of it. Whatever. This isn't important.
And, I am happy with who I am despite the fact I have Asperger's and ADHD, because when I think about my personality I don't consider those that much.
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See, but you should be happy [proud] that you have those disorders because no matter what, they are a part of who you are. Without them you'd be a very different person.
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Yes, maybe I would be different, and they're a part of my life, also, but I can't really be proud or ashamed of them. I just accept them, and know that they make a part of my life.
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You missed the point of this entire stamp. It's mentioning the people who turn mental disorders into a fad, claiming they have one to look "cool" instead of actually being actually diagnosed with the disorder.
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I wasn't responding to the stamp, I was responding to a sentence said in the description.
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Wait, people now are using mental disorders as a fad now? I thought everyone made fun of people with aspergers, I have aspergers and I try to hide the fact that I have it. I thought when more people with disabilities took over the internet the internet made fun of people with that. Now hipsters are jacking that too. First hipsters jack "nerd culture" and now they are jacking mental disabilities.
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Why they want to have something like Depression or Aspergers is beyond me. I do have Depression and it sucks. I hate having the insomnia that comes with it, not wanting to do anything and those times when all I feel is well, nothing. I have a brother with aspergers and it breaks my heart to see him struggle sometimes.
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Yes! Thank you!
I have autism and I'm SICK and TIRED of people turning disorders into fads.
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i have to admit i do hate the rate at which people just claim to have disorders because they have simple tendencies. people read creepypasta and they want a mental disorder. people read about the tragic minds of history and they claim to be add/adhd (or schizophrenia, Asperger's, bipolar, etc). everyone wants to feel special... and they are willing to claim anything to get that feeling.
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