Very interesting and well-presented. I think we all have various shades of these things that were once only thought of as acute or extreme conditions. I wonder, at what point does it become common enough that we drop the D for "disorder" and just consider it a personality trait?
My understanding of the term “disorder” is that it’s not meant to be pejorative, but to say that the symptoms are significantly disruptive to the sufferer’s life. However, yeah, in common usage the term feels pejorative, and I too wish there were a readily available better option. Like maybe if it could be just called “suffering” rather than “disorder”…
Thanks for sharing your personal insights. I doubt we can do very mush to change media portrayals ... other than spreading the type of information you have provided herein. Thank you.
Very interesting and well-presented. I think we all have various shades of these things that were once only thought of as acute or extreme conditions. I wonder, at what point does it become common enough that we drop the D for "disorder" and just consider it a personality trait?
My understanding of the term “disorder” is that it’s not meant to be pejorative, but to say that the symptoms are significantly disruptive to the sufferer’s life. However, yeah, in common usage the term feels pejorative, and I too wish there were a readily available better option. Like maybe if it could be just called “suffering” rather than “disorder”…
- Dissociative Identity Suffering
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Suffering
- Autism Spectrum Suffering
- Obsessive Compulsive Suffering
- … and so on
Thanks for sharing your personal insights. I doubt we can do very mush to change media portrayals ... other than spreading the type of information you have provided herein. Thank you.