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Originally Posted by Pyramid*

See...I dont buy into this 'underlying personality disorder' ...... that I find is a perfect excuse for people who simply don't want to behave like normal, civilised, mannered human beings.

First of all, this was the excuse used for centuries, thus leading to mental illness being stigmatized. Please don't say such things, as you sound Medieval.

what I am saying is that this is played up for nothing more than people wanting their own way, not conforming, and basically being demanding attention seeking idiots who use some form of 'personality disorder' as a supposedly bondfide reason - when in fact, they are just spoilt, demanding, attention seeking, workshy sods.j

Sorry, but you sound like a real dick with this one.

Depression for example (used to be called a nervous breakdown) - has become more understood, more accepted, as has 'stress' - a good thing for those who suffer.

A "nervous breakdown" never meant "depression". It has to do with the first manic or psychotic episode.

There are more people getting diagnosed because the taboo is dissipating, which is a good thing.

Having a family that has had multiple suicides, I wouldn't classify their mental illness as "seeking attention". Now, I know that that's "not what you were saying since some do really have mental illness", but you ARE re-stigmatizing the disease. It's not a joke, and because you've had mental illness in your family, does not make you some expert, so don't even go there. I know that's coming.

You are playing moral authority here, and it's not pretty.

Precisely. Even to the point that on t'internet: there are reems of posts about how to gain the 15 points - how to act up, what to do, what to say, how to respond, how to make out things are worse than they are.

Post a link. I really need to see this.

Strangely enough: many of these same people are of sound enough mind to thoroughly research, for weeks on end, how to buck the system - yet aren't of sound mind to work, care for themselves, fend for themselves. But yet have no issue in socialising - online and offline, going to pubs, driving themselves all over the place etc.

It must be nice to make fantasy scenarios, and post them for all to see.

For the record, people who suffer from mental illness, don't have to be staring at the wall, in a vegetative state.

I know some people who claim to have bipolar and wear it with a badge of honor.

So, what?

The only reason why you even care about this subject is because you think that these people are getting *perks* in life that you don't get, and you're jealous. It's all: what about me? The world does not revolve around YOU. You're bashing them because you're pissed about how well they're supposedly making out by having this illness.

You have to get educated on the subject before making gross assessments based on fantasy. You live in ignorance, and that's really ugly.