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TikTok videos leave teens thinking they have rare mental disorders (2021)

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overthemoon wrote: post #557
albrewer wrote: post #267

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On the flip side, I asked my psych to take an ADHD test because I found the stuff at /r/ADHDmemes consistently hit far too close to home to be a coincidence.

Do you mind if I ask how that went? I've circled these issues before. For me, I suspect the underlying issue is something else, but I'm curious about your experience.

I just asked to be screened for ADHD. The guy was pretty skeptical, and the test would have been out of pocket with or without insurance.

In the actual test, you had to watch a square flash on the screen at random intervals and click a clicker if it flashed on the bottom. That's it. It took an hour. Afterward, you get your results based on mistakes and reaction time over time. The data and statistics associated with it are really interesting, too.

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Post by Minor49er »

AndrewVos wrote: post #605
Minor49er wrote: post #589

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They actually have. Meeting my significant other's family, her niece came up to me and specifically introduced herself as her father's son

That's kinda different, bud.

No it isn't

Re: TikTok videos leave teens thinking they have rare mental disorders (2021)

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Post by jquery »

throwaway743 wrote: post #648
jquery wrote: post #344

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ADHD I have some experience with and can agree with you. I think it is mostly just a different mode of thinking that simply isn’t very compatible with sitting in a chair for hours listening to boring lectures. OCD is similar. The mental line between crippling OCD and a highly successful professional career with a reputation of being a “perfectionist” is a thin one. I’ve seen this line crossed, with tragic results… Al…

As someone with ADHD, I couldn't disagree more if it's being suggested that ADHD is merely an issue of "not being compatible with sitting in a chair for hours". That's totally not the case and an awful misrepresentation that supports the stigma and encourages those seeking attention for a mental health label they can flaunt. Sure, there are those that use that as a reason for why they think they have ADHD or an excus…

I know that severe ADHD is crippling. I've friends with it. It's no joke. I am talking about mild cases only, and would've edited by post but I couldn't. Hopefully this isn't the case anymore, but back in the 90s there was a push to give ADHD drugs to any kid who couldn't sit still for the school lectures.

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Post by OOD »

bitwize wrote: post #660
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>Try reading up on plural systems before you make such judgements Unfortunately we have. >And don't hang around /r/SystemsCringe; it's a hate sub. Stop. Stop right there. Laughing at the deranged lunacy of this stupid subculture is NOT HATE. Stop diluting the word "hate" to mean "any slight that goes against my narrative or the narratives of those I ally with." There are real hate groups out there spreading their fil…

> There are real hate groups out there spreading their filth and getting people killed. If you think that fora dedicated to laughing at what you call deranged subcultures are not spreading hate and getting people killed, you haven't been paying attention. One of the greatest contributors to the emulation community is dead because of Kiwi Farms, and they're not the only one. It's hate. Get it out of your system. Or yo…

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