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I guess if that stance is harmful then I'd think about why people are having that stance in the first place. If somebody gets told "you have ADHD, a debilitati
by resonious 4y ago
I guess if that stance is harmful then I'd think about why people are having that stance in the first place.
If somebody gets told "you have ADHD, a debilitating mental disorder", and then does well in life anyway, what exactly are they supposed to think happened? Why were we telling them they're messed up in the head when clearly they're quite functional? "Wow, maybe ADHD is good" seems like a pretty logical jump to me.
Mental health is an important topic, but it's still really wishy-washy. Sometimes I wonder how useful all these vague labels really are. I also got diagnosed with ADHD when I was an adolescent, and I almost feel like that diagnosis just made me do even worse at school. I'd be like "well I have ADHD so it's physically impossible for me to sit down and do algebra. might as well not even try."
- ip26 4y agoIt’s also a little hard to call it a debilitating disorder if 10% of people have it. Pale skin puts you at risk of sunburn, but it’s not considered a skin disorder. Why? I’ll leave it to the reader.
- steve_adams_86 4y agoSun burns are a lot nicer than ADHD. I can manage my day with a sunburn. I can prevent sun burns. I can’t apply lotion to stop ADHD.
- mod 4y agoAs a pale person, I can fill everyone in: it's because I can wear clothing, and since it's a social norm, it's not debilitating in the slightest bit whatsoever.