I see a worrisome tendency to “diagnose” anything in this space as symptoms of any mental or psychological ailment.
Self diagnose is dangerous, diagnosing others is even more dangerous.
I do not doubt many are well intended but someone can be aloof, forgetful, be tired, messy or lazy without that implying one suffers from some undiagnosed issue.
diagnosing others is even more dangerous
Nah, that’s completely safe. I diagnose you with diarrhea. See? Nothing bad happened to me. Very-very safe.
It’s a worldwide trend, not just here. Parents self-diagnosing their child as “neurodivergent”, etc. I know most of this is due to having terms to describe it now (vs. “he’s a weirdo”), but often this diagnosis is used as a crutch or excuse. As if, oh well, nothing we can do here. ¯\(ツ)/¯
Yes, I know, diagnosing is also useful in addressing the issue and maybe treating it, but it’s just as easily abused. Yes, this is also ”old man yells at cloud”.
I have nothing to say on that.
I kinda disagree. Getting diagnosed with ADHD and taking medicine for it is LIFE CHANGING. Getting help for your issues should not be frowned upon.
Exactly: getting proper help, which should involve a licensed practitioner, not an anonymous stranger.
oh in that case I agree, your post was not clear about that
I sincerely apologize for that. Where exactly am I being vague or misleading?
I try to see these “ailments” not as a property of a person, but as a mode of operation of a brain.
Everyone has some stuff going on that’s not “ideal” or “perfect”. For some it’s at a level that it hinders day-to-day life. For others it’s unbearable.
I think (self-)reflecting upon that behaviour is helpfull for almost everyone, up to a level. For some it’s a necessity.
And completely agree that ideally one has professional help when doing so!