RE: Is psychiatry evil?
May 12, 2013 at 12:23 pm
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2013 at 12:30 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 12, 2013 at 12:06 pm)dazzn Wrote: Psychiatrists define illness merely by not adhering to norms, per their definition, which are often those of the 19th and early 20th century. To them, anybody who doesn't live in a conservative lifestyle are "ill".Norms which are changing, yes, and as they change any degree of deviation from the mean also changes. It's understandable that the data lags behind the trend (as the trend has to actually occur before data can be collected).
Quote:I don't know about you, but in my generation (born from the late 1970s to the current time) these actions/beliefs are the norm by definition since most do/endorse them. Are we "ill"? Who are psychiatrists to label an entire generation as "ill"? If so, this proves that "psychiatry" is not a practice with a benevolent foundation.
Who said you were ill?
(May 12, 2013 at 12:06 pm)dazzn Wrote: Psychiatrists define illness merely by not adhering to norms, per their definition, which are often those of the 19th and early 20th century. To them, anybody who doesn't live in a conservative lifestyle are "ill".Norms which are changing, yes, and as they change any degree of deviation from the mean also changes. It's understandable that the data lags behind the trend (as the trend has to actually occur before data can be collected).
Quote:I don't know about you, but in my generation (born from the late 1970s to the current time) these actions/beliefs are the norm by definition since most do/endorse them. Are we "ill"? Who are psychiatrists to label an entire generation as "ill"? If so, this proves that "psychiatry" is not a practice with a benevolent foundation.
Who said you were ill? You know, you're not actually describing psychiatry right? You're describing public perception and bias. More specifically you're describing moral busybodies who also happen to be loudmouths. None of what you mentioned above is classified as an illness. I think, that if you'll take the time to actually research the subject - you'll find that most of the literature on any of the above describes just how normal it is. To take just one example, say a person had a good job and that's all they did. They went home on weekends and waited for monday. No going out for drinks, no smoking a joint, no real release or leisure activities of any kind whatsoever. That person would probably get diagnosed with something..lol. Meanwhile the successful pothead probably doesn't find themselves at the psychiatrists office in any case.
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