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Bitterness To Be Classified As a Mental Illness
Some psychiatrists are trying to get excessive bitterness identified as a mental illness named post-traumatic embitterment disorder. Of course this has some people who live perfect little lives, and always get what they want, questioning the new classification. The so called "disorder" is modeled after post-traumatic stress disorder because it too is a response to a trauma that endures. "They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It's one step more complex than anger. They're angry plus helpless," says Dr. Michael Linden, the psychiatrist who put a name to how the world works.
I'd be bitter too if I had four fingers and no torso.
I have fought for the classification of bitterness into the mental illnesses several decades ago but people laughed at me. Still bitter about it.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power lost.
So when is Cynicism getting added to an ever expanding list of mental disorders that one more pill can set right?
While they surely have a pill ready, all you need is an irony supplement.
"They feel the world has treated them unfairly.
I don't think the world has treated me unfairly, I just happen to share it with 6 billion fucking cunts I can't stand.
What's wrong with that?
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Trolling is a art,
And psychiatrists have boat payments to make, dammit!
At the rate things are going, this will soon become so serious that it can only be treated with a brand new, expensive drug just invented. It's a derivative of the drug they use for Restless Leg Syndrome, only it costs a lot more.
You sound bitter...
...my girlfriend who likes TV and Facebook a bit more than the average person?
I dunno, have you met the average person? TV and Facebook are way better than those poor sods.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
I submit "Compulsive Classification" as a mental disorder, but everybody thinks I'm paranoid. I have proof.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
I would just like to convey my sympathies to all those who have become embittered due to the traumatic stress of a world fraught with unfair competition, divisiveness, and discrimination. If you were born ugly and attractive people have more opportunities in life, that is no reason to be bitter. If you have been informed that you are somehow not good enough but not explained in what way, that is no reason to be bitter. If you are black in a predominantly white-controlled area and can't seem to get a fair chance in life, that is no reason to be bitter. If you are white and in a predominantly black-controlled area and can't seem to get a fair chance in life, that is no reason to be bitter.
There are many acceptable ways to respond to adversity in life so long as it is not angry or bitter in any way. If you happen to respond to such circumstances with anger and bitterness, fear not! We will not hold it against you, nor will we hold you responsible for it. We have declared that this is a mental illness and soon there will be treatments available for it. While the treatments will not elevate your social status in any way, you will be more accepting of "your place in life" so that your inner spirit will be more peaceful and docile. You will be better suited to serving those you had once resented for so long.
Easy there, don't get manic about it. Sounds like you need some PharmAmorin.
As for your question, there's always Despondex for those abnormal people who are too upbeat and happy to be suffering from a disorder.
For everyone else, there's always Zoloft for everything or perhaps you need some Placebo, now available in liquid form.
the world is full of bastards and now I'M the mentally ill one
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall, re Voltaire
Ironically, I don't think my Cynicism balance is that far out of whack to require a supplement. :P
You should only diagnose disorders you can treat without drugging them. The rest is just life.
You posted in the wrong thread. The recent Scientology thread is here: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/26/2111214
BTW, don't visit France right now.
Bipolar? You just named another imaginary one.
You've got it wrong, it's monopolars that aren't real.
Conservation of angular momentum makes the world go round.
Don't give Them ideas, They are already quite certain that They have the power to quarantine you without due process.
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
This could be good for married men all over America. Benefits and compensation :)
What are all these dangerous chemicals of which you speak???
If there's oppression to be found, don't dance around it, WIPE IT OUT. By force if necessary. Just take the bull by the horns and fucking solve the problem. It shouldn't be made more complicated then that. When you do, it makes for more "worrying" because now the issue has gone from bad to worse.
Since you've got all the answers, take your brilliant plan and just do it. Make sure to post your triumph on Slashdot so we can learn the secret of "taking the bull by the horns and fucking solving the problem". I know we'd all like to hear that story.
I am not a crackpot.
So what will they do about Scotland? It seems to be full of bitter, sad people. I didn't know it was a mental condition, I thought it was just how Scottish people were.
Mind you if I lived somewhere where it was cold wet and windy and they made me wear a skirt with nothing under it, I'd be bitter too.
And then there's the beer. Oh, and haggis ... and bagpipes ...
"Cats like plain crisps"
You wouldn't like my plan as it involves warfare against dictatorships. [...] .By going after the root cause, it solves many problems.
Yeah, those liberal dumbasses should have a look at Iraq or Afghanistan if they think that kind of stuff doesn't work.
oi, wait for it...
wait for it...
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what? no LOLZ?
I don't believe you; you must have done something wrong.
Dude, maybe you're a schizo and don't know it. So it's time to ask yourself: Is it really true that the world is out to get me, or
1. do you have periods of time where you can't remember and can't account for your actions
2. do you have an evil twin brother
Starbucks, Harbuckle of Breath.
To quote The Tick: "You're not going crazy, Arthur. You're going SANE in a CRAZY WORLD!!!"
crappy triceratops
What's wrong with believing in an all-powerful wizard if it gets you through life happier? Just being the devil's advocate btw.
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I was small for my age, wore glasses, and was the best of my class at everything except sports -- you do the math.
You were small, wore glasses, were the best of your class and you STILL made other kids do the math? No wonder you were picked on!