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All disorders are just labels trying to encompass the complexity of the entire human brain at every level. If you hear stories from people diagnosed with someth
by hnuser123456 6y ago
All disorders are just labels trying to encompass the complexity of the entire human brain at every level. If you hear stories from people diagnosed with something and you're surprised by how much you relate to it, then you're surprised by how much you relate to it and can empathize on some level depending on how it impacted you and the person whose story you're comparing to. Or maybe you strongly relate but reject diagnosis for some reason. Maybe you feel you have a strong reason for this that isn't easy for others to understand, and maybe that's correct.
- itisit 6y agoEh, sorta? Clinicians take those "labels" seriously; they're more than a mere shorthand for the psychological experience(s) of an individual.
- staticman2 6y agoSome critics say psychological labels are invented, not discovered. The medical model of the human brain is good for billing insurance companies and standardizing clinician behavior i suppose but not necessarily an objective reality.
- itisit 6y agoWords ≠ reality...you don't say?
- staticman2 6y agoLaypeople word policing psychological terms on the internet is a weird rabbit hole if you buy the criticism the terms are arbitrary to begin with and don't really refer to reality.
- itisit 6y agoWhat is reality?
- justinjlynn 6y agoThat which is irreplaceable, I'd conjecture.
- hntrader 6y ago> don't really refer to reality The terms refer to an abstracted and coarse version of reality. They don't have zero utility, even if the criticisms are fitting.