O Rly? Nonconformity and Freethinking Now Considered Mental Illnesses

[Sophisticate]

When you are ostracized and pushed to the fringe of society for having unconventional views (not sheeple) it actually makes you go crazy. Like Tom Hanks in the castaway, you'll make a beach ball your friend, and give him some wild name like - Wilson. Once he deflates the torrent of tears will flow. That will push you to the brink.

Soph---NO ONE told u to come out of the closet. Blame yourself, not society babe.

So, that's what you consider an unconventional view. Basra I don't swing that way. Caadi Iska Dhiig. I was talking about being anti-vaccination when your colleagues think you are endangering their lives by not being jabbed in the arm with a live or inactive virus which could be cultured with dead fetuses' and containing carcinogens like formaldehyde.

[ciddhartha]

The definition of a mental disorder is any behavior or behaviors that impair normal (day to day) life. Sure, there is over-diagnosing and misdiagnosing (health care is an industry after all) but if someone out there suffered due to acting out or suppressing real impulses, I'm glad they can get the help they need.

[Malachite]

The DSM has become a tool that allows a treatment provider to look up a number that they can enter into an insurance form so they can get paid.

[EvolSyawla]

Sulphur, MashaAllah.


I imagine American diagnostics is very quick and hear that they jump to diagnose a patient with A, whatever medicine pays more and B, which ever is quickest so they can just move onto the next patient.

Like our walk-in clinics.

[SummerRain]

The DSM has become a tool that allows a treatment provider to look up a number that they can enter into an insurance form so they can get paid.

And how is that different than how doctors or other health providers bill insurances?