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> How is this different from other disorders, disabilities, illnesses? Not diagnosed autistic myself, but I buy into the argument that a lot of “(mental) disor
by 47282847 2mo ago
> How is this different from other disorders, disabilities, illnesses?
Not diagnosed autistic myself, but I buy into the argument that a lot of “(mental) disorders” make one allergic to the amount of subtle and less subtle daily dose of interrelational violence. Plenty of drugs exist to numb organisms.
I don’t know if you’ve ever been on antidepressants or antipsychotics, but one who has might relate that that kind of “cure” means to turn you into a “functioning zombie”. One may prefer the suffering and ability to fight and point out violent behavior rather than a medically-induced zoning out.
Our societies are far from “healthy”. What is “disordered” is how we treat ourselves and others. It’s up to each one individually to decide how much they want to be part of this “normal” or whether they prefer to be “disordered” even if it comes with certain limitations.
”It Is No Measure of Health To Be Well-Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society” (Krishnamurti)
See e.g. Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K. A., Sethi, D., Butchart, A., Mikton, C., Jones, L., & Dunne, M. P. (2017). The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health, 2(8), e356–e366. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30118-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30118-4
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- dns_snek 2mo ago> It’s up to each one individually to decide how much they want to be part of this “normal” or whether they prefer to be “disordered” even if it comes with certain limitations. I completely agree. And I've never been on antidepressants but I take Concerta (stimulant) for ADHD and I've heard many say that they feel like zombies on stimulants. I've never felt like a zombie, it just takes the "edge" off by making it easier to get started and get things done, makes me slightly better organized, etc. I think it sucks that some people don't respond well to medication. It's also a given that the freedom to decide on what to do with your body is an enshrined, essential human right. The problem I have is this: Just like I don't tell them what to do, I expect that they wouldn't berate me for taking the treatment, and for asking for better ones.. yet they do. When I cheer on the research for a cure, because I want it, for myself, I always get antagonized by the "superpower" crowd, get interrogated under the presumption I'm the second coming of Hitler, get told that I don't really want it, it's just the society making me say that (1. not true; 2. Gee, thanks)... It just never ends and I'm officially out of patience entertaining it. The other responses to my comments in this thread are a good example of that