Vynnie!!

I can not stress enough that what does not feel real to YOU is not going to be universal to every single person!!!!

We experience such horrible psychosis. We are very very very prone to treating fictional events as if they were to really happen.

Arguing with someone like us over what's real or not very much could put us into a serious psychotic episode.

I can not stress enough that what does not feel real to YOU is not going to be universal to every single person!!!!

We experience such horrible psychosis. We are very very very prone to treating fictional events as if they were to really happen.

Arguing with someone like us over what's real or not very much could put us into a serious psychotic episode.

This is ableism.

Stop making jokes about lobotomies!

(Normal text: Stop making jokes about lobotomies!)

Joking about real psychiatric abuse isn't "cute" or "quirky"

These were real horrific things that really happened to people

So please, to everyone out there who is like "I need a lobotomy 🤪" respectfully, shut the fuck up

Like... there are SO MANY other words you can use, people... you do NOT have to go and pathologize every odd and "out of place" behavior you see.

And it is unfortunately deeply ingrained into how our society speaks, so it's a hard habit to break from.

People so badly want to find a "reason" why someone is acting the way they are, and they can't find any justifiable reason other than "mental illness".

Which just doesn't help anyone at all because it causes more stigma for mentally ill folks, and it overpathologizes normal human behavior that can stem from stress, immaturity, ideology, selfishness, ignorance, fear, poor coping skills, social conditioning, or just making bad choices.

I see so much of "it's bad to armchair diagnose" but then... yeah...... people don't realize it IS armchair diagnosing to call every behavior you dislike "insane" or "crazy".

This is ableism.

but i think nearsightedness not being classified as a disability is ableism.

i am nearsighted. when i do not have my glasses, i cannot function normally. i can barely see 4-6 inches in front of myself and i am in constant danger of hurting myself if i’m in an unfamiliar environment. i cannot read, write, or use most technology. but because my glasses correct my vision, i am not seen as disabled by my nearsightedness.

glasses can cost hundreds of dollars, counting the eye exam, frames, and lenses. if i could not afford glasses, or if i lost my glasses with no spares, i would have to work through my life with the same struggles and limitations as someone with vision like mine that can’t be corrected.

glasses are disability aids and i will always stand by this. if hearing aids are disability aids, so are glasses. just because something has a temporary, easily lost or damaged “fix” does not mean my life is not hindered by what very much disables me otherwise.

but the reason nearsightedness, or other related vision issues, are not considered disabilities is likely almost purely because 1) it affects so many people and 2) the government isn’t willing to give up that much more money to support those with such a common disability.

it’s infuriating to be told that i am not disabled in terms of vision because an OBJECT that i can LOSE or BREAK or BE UNABLE TO AFFORD like ANY OTHER DISABILITY AID “fixes” my vision only when i have access to it. i am visually impaired and i suffer because of it. why is that not enough to be disabled?

I personally consider the lack of classification for nearsightedness as a disability to be ableism.

Just because it's prevalent in a larger number of the population, doesn't make in less disabling, especially because of the degrees to which nearsightedness can effect people.

The game treats the Miis like they’re real people and makes zero mention ever that they are not, and only ever refers to them and their POV as if they are real and you are their caretaker! While playing this honestly messed with my head pretty badly at times and made me worry a lot on if I was hurting real people/not doing enough for real people while I was playing!

I cannot imagine how much worse this would be for someone who’s unmedicated, non-dormant, or experiencing breakthrough symptoms! Do please be careful and PLEASE remember to have a way to reality check yourself while playing the game!!!

“omg I totally want to dye my hair all of a sudden!”

The reason why stigmatized paraphilias are diagnosed at such a high rate in criminals is because they aren't tested in the general population.

More people have paraphilias than you realize, and keep it hidden out of fear.

Paraphilias are underdiagnosed in general groups due to stigma.

Paraphiles avoid diagnosis because they don't want to be institutionalized, thrown into conversion therapy, ostracized, and hatecrimed.

If autism was only tested in criminals it would be known as a crime condition too.

"This political figure is a pedophile!" Child predator.

"These TV shows sexualizing children are encouraging pedophilia!" They're encouraging sexualization of minors. They're encouraging predators to take advantage of children.

You cannot know if someone is a pedophile through their harmful actions. Pedophilia = ongoing attraction towards prepubescent (SPECIFICALLY PREPUBESCENT, stop conflating it with hebephilia and ephebophilia!) children.

All of these politicians, CEOs, directors, celebrities/subcelebrities, they are not automatically pedophiles just by preying upon children. How do you know they are pedophiles? Have they told you "I have ongoing attraction to minors"? Or are you just seeing them prey on the vulnerable?

Most child predators are not pedophiles, as they do not have this ongoing attraction. They are acting on opportunity. Just as most men who rape men are heterosexual. Please see my post [link] about this.

More importantly, why does it matter if they are a pedophile or not? There is no "evil disorder", most pedophiles are innocent people. There is only evil behavior. So even if they are a pedophile, it is not their disorder that is causing them to prey upon children, it is a desire for power.

Pedophilia is a mental condition and it does not make someone more likely to abuse others, nor does it make someone more likely to turn their head away if they know a child is in danger.

You can advocate for the rights of children without demonizing the mentally disabled. In fact, many victims of CSA develop pedophilia themselves as a result of their trauma. Pedophilic attraction can begin very early on in a person (ie; a nine year old discovering they are attracted to babies is an example of a child who is a pedophile.)

It's beastiality, not zoophilia.

Its corpse desecration, not necrophile.

"You're being pedantic!" People tell me, even those within mental health movements themselves.

So is it pedantic when people point out that narcissistic is not the same as "egotistical/self-absorbed/emotionally abusive"?

Is it pedantic when people point out that psycho, psychopath, and sociopath aren't the same thing as "criminal/abuser"?

Is it pedantic when people point out that schizophrenic, psychosis, and delusional aren't the same as "quirky/lying to oneself"?

Is it pedantic when people point out that ADHD and autism are not the same as "being quirky"?

Is it pedantic when people point out that low/no empathy/sympathy is not the same thing as "being cruel"?

Is it pedantic? Or are you just unwilling to admit that paraphilic disorders are stigmatized, and that thousands of non-offending paraphiles get demonized by your statements?

Is it pedantic? Or are you just unwilling to recognize that most predators do not have para disorders [link], and that even those who do are predatory because they're bad people, not because of their condition?

When will ya'll admit that you're unwilling to give up the concept of an "evil disorder"?

[PT: Is it pedantic? Or are you just unwilling to admit that paraphilic disorders are stigmatized, and that thousands of non-offending paraphiles get demonized by your statements?

Is it pedantic? Or are you just unwilling to recognize that most predators do not have para disorders [link], and that even those who do are predatory because they're bad people, not because of their condition?