> Why could "wealth and fame" not be a diagnostic indicator for not being "normal"? Fair enough, but I find that a bit of a stretch for a mental illness diagno

> Why could "wealth and fame" not be a diagnostic indicator for not being "normal"? Fair enough, but I find that a bit of a stretch for a mental illness diagnosis. > As a society we do seem to automatically treat everything that is not average to be a bad thing. Yes, and that's one of the commonly heard criticisms of the field of psychology -- over time it seems to be narrowing the definition of normal in a self-serving way. On that topic, when tested, clinically depressed people turn out to have a more accurate perception of reality than their more "normal" peers. That means we're treating people with accurate perceptions, trying to turn them into people who are less rational but more happy. :)