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Seems about right. People have already devalued the meaning of terms such as "racism", "feminism" and "depression" by severely abusing them, causing enormous da
by bsd44 5y ago
Seems about right. People have already devalued the meaning of terms such as "racism", "feminism" and "depression" by severely abusing them, causing enormous damage to those who are victims of what those terms represent and now they've ganged up on ADHD. Globalised social networking truly is cancer of our societies.
- hn8788 5y agoPeople don't even realize that trivializing it is doing real harm to people that actually have it. I was diagnosed with ADD as an adult, and it took about a month to find a psychiatrist willing to see me because most think that you probably just want drugs because "omg, I'm like, so ADHD sometimes". I've talked to other people with it, and it's a common issue.
- bsd44 5y agoI understand how hard it must be wanting to seek help but at the same time trying to avoid being falsely stigmatised. I sympathise with you because I can relate, but that's the world we live in. Downvotes tell you all you really need to know.
- bigmattystyles 5y agoIn a similar vein, people claiming they are OCD or using OCD as an adjective - may they never truly experience the distress OCD can cause. Often though, their use of it doesn’t bother me that much, I don’t think their intent is malicious and I’m sure I have such blind spots for other afflictions, or, well, I pick my battles nowadays.
- temp234 5y agoYeah this is where I'm at now with people misusing "OCD" :/ Sometimes, online, I just link them to stuff that explains what OCD actually is. My hope is that if people learn exactly how complex and life-ruining actual OCD can be, and how long people take to get diagnosed, they'll actually find it interesting and naturally stop using "OCD" to mean "neat" or "particular" I have used the exact same language... "not malicious"... but it's still term overloading that hurts people with OCD and keeps them living in what is legitimately hell on earth
- bsagdiyev 5y agoTook a year of attempting bipolar treatments before my doctor finally agreed with ADHD diagnosis at 25. I’m glad she stuck with it but it sounds like I wouldn’t have as much luck even getting help now.
- isoprophlex 5y agoPeople who disagree: please write a substantive comment outlining your views instead of knee-jerk downvoting something you find unpalatable.
- coffeefirst 5y agoThis is downvoted because the examples elicit knee-jerk reactions, but Concept Creep is a real phenomenon, and social media does drive it.
- seabrookmx 5y agoOCD is another victim. True OCD can be debilitating, yet I hear so many use it as a synonym for being particular or fussy.