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Bitterness To Be Classified As a Mental Illness

Posted by samzenpus on from the that-should-fix-everything dept.

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.

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  1. Cynicism by Broken+scope · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So when is Cynicism getting added to an ever expanding list of mental disorders that one more pill can set right?

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    1. Re:Cynicism by Rycross · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Bipolar? Schizophrenia? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? There are plenty of real mental illnesses. Depression (as in, real depression, not the normal blues) is a real mental disorder too. You're throwing the baby out with the bathwater here.

    2. Re:Cynicism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Anything you have four different equivalent scientific terms for is not real. Sorry.

      dihydrogen monoxide, hydric acid, hydrogen hydroxide, oxidane

    3. Re:Cynicism by Artifakt · · Score: 5, Insightful

      To paraphrase Krishnamurti - Not fitting in well to a sick society is not a sign of mental illness.

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  2. Re:Makes sense by Mystra_x64 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Having a brain is a sure sign of possible mental illness in the future.

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  3. Re:American Liberals by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have yet to meet a liberal who was happy or content with their lives.

    That's because, in general, liberals realize that there are tons of real problems out there that should be solved.

    Ignorance is Bliss, it's been said, and I find the corollary, "Understanding is Unhappiness", to be the cause of typical liberal cynicism.

    I'd also note that all the happy conservatives I've met are those who are deliberately ignorant, or just plain without conscience.

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  4. Re:Makes sense by Duradin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "There is quackery in all professions unfortunately, and all are in the business of making money."

    As a wise man once said, "Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something."