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I don’t know of any mental illness that isn’t accompanied by intense mental distress
by dr_dshiv 5y ago
I don’t know of any mental illness that isn’t accompanied by intense mental distress
- chiggsy 5y agoMania.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoBut mania without the downs is basically what we are all going for.
- tsimionescu 5y agoThe grand-parent comment was arguing that this distress can be objectively catalogued by someone other than the patient, and that the patient may themselves be unaware. This does seem to be true for some forms of mental illness, depending on exactly how you define distress. For example, someone going through an episode of mania (such as in bipolard disorder) is typically subjectively extremely happy with their state.
- drdec 5y agoPsychopathy
- dr_dshiv 5y agoBut psychological manipulation without the downsides is basically what we are all going for.