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.

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[jayme0227]

Well, technically you still haven't met me, but.. I'm a liberal who is generally happy content with my life. I would say I have never met a conservative who isn't a racist bastard, but that stereotype doesn't quite cover all of you. That said, why has this become a liberal vs. conservative or Bush vs Obama issue? This is an idiot psychiatrist vs. common sense issue. The human existence has long been one of suffering, ergo many people are bitter. That's the way it works. Don't even get me started at the overdiagnosis of ADHD or the confusion between sadness and depression.