03-12-2017, 08:50 AM
We're getting cluttered tags again. I don't know why you insist on using color tags for no apparent reason.
Had I known Marxism-Leninism was a dead end road I'd have done many things differently.
Those symptoms are not indicative of any spectrum disorder on their own. I for example cannot attend any racing event without wearing ear protection--same is true for loud rock concerts. (Yes I still go--I take the kids now.) So you have good hearing, being able to hear is not a symptom of anything. Nor is loud noises over a period of time becoming annoying or even giving one a headache. All of those things are normal experiences.
I would argue that telling a prospective spouse or employer that you have a fictitious mental condition is a recipe for being forever alone and forever unemployed.
Not quite. My understanding is that Asperger's itself was dropped from the spectrum entirely. It isn't even recognized as a condition at all. There may or may not be persons with 'high functioning' autism that may have had that diognosis at one time but that's about it. You are either autistic or you are not autistic.
I know some actual autistic people--they are clearly different from neuro-typical people. Their differences manifest in many ways which can include but is not limited social awkwadness and unusual passions. However, being socially awkward or having unusual passions in and of themselves does not indicate autism.
In short Asperger's was dropped in the DSM-V because it was so broad as to make just about anyone who is/was remotely socially awkward (which is around 7 billion people at the moment) and who might have a passion that others would think at least a little strange (again around 7 billion people at the moment). In short if everyone has Asperger's than no one does.
As for acting to just seem normal...welcome to the club everyone else is in. Normality is an act--always has been an act, and who defines what is and is not normal anyway.
Neither is autism (which you don't have). While the cause remains uncertain most psychologists seem to believe it is caused either by chemical or strutural differences in the brains of autistic people in comparison to neuro-typical people. In short autism is a neuro-pathology.
You missed my point. Given the choice of dealing with overt racists (white or black) or closet racists (most SJW types) I'd rather deal with the overt ones. They are easily detected and dealt with. With the closet racists they always leave you wondering "is X actually racist or just stupid?"
It is possible that a great many people became depressed because of political disorders like apartheid. But unless you plan on claming to be a Bantu or Coloured South African you cannot make that claim. As for Abuse...you are a man in his 60s I would say that any abuse you suffered as a child the statute of limitations is long over for and you have to take responsibility for your actions afterward. I find it difficult to believe that a white male in America was in any way oppressed except perhaps by a clique of local SJWs. But they also oppress blacks who have the wrong type of blackness (like myself-even though as a kid I had one of these
).
As for Apartheid, and racism the cure for both is to stop being racist. Not reversing who the racism targets (hating a white man for being white is exactly the same as hating a black man for being black). This means that racism both of the more simple overt type, and the more pernicious closeted type must be stamped out.
As I've said elswhere either we have identity politics for everyone or we have identity politics for no one. If we have it for everyone then types like Spencer and Taylor (as distasteful as they may be) must have a place at the table just like Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan (as distasteful as they are).
A paraplegic has an unchangeable physical condition that cannot be changed. Depression can be treated--better living though chemistry.
While alcohol is a relatively safe home remedy for some problems it is a depressant and thus actually makes a problem with depression (which probably is the root cause of your anxiety anyway) worse. Most anti-depressants are relatively safe these days. I doubt you would require something stronger than a prozac or similar--but I'm not an MD.
If you insist on a home remedy for anxiety, marijuana is both safer, and more effective than alcohol. Which is why I partake of the holy herb. I typically save alcohol for drinking beer while watching sports or going out or after working outside all day (a cold but not ice cold beer is good for when you've spent your day pressure washing the house for example)--or Gin and Juice for when I've got the flu or something.
It should be noted that my anxiety problems are more generalized--mostly stemming from the tight economy which is just now starting to improve.
No thanks, I'd rather castrate myself with a spork.
That's supposed to be a joke...
PBR Wrote:Had I known about it I might have done many things differently.
Had I known Marxism-Leninism was a dead end road I'd have done many things differently.
Quote:I would have been open about something harmless to those involved with me. It has physical consequences, including intolerance of loud sounds (which precludes being in noisy environments or enjoying rock concerts).
Those symptoms are not indicative of any spectrum disorder on their own. I for example cannot attend any racing event without wearing ear protection--same is true for loud rock concerts. (Yes I still go--I take the kids now.) So you have good hearing, being able to hear is not a symptom of anything. Nor is loud noises over a period of time becoming annoying or even giving one a headache. All of those things are normal experiences.
Quote:I would be honest with any prospective spouse or employer about it.
I would argue that telling a prospective spouse or employer that you have a fictitious mental condition is a recipe for being forever alone and forever unemployed.
Quote:Asperger's has been merged into the autism spectrum... and I am 'high-functioning' to the extent that I must do an acting job just to seem normal.
Not quite. My understanding is that Asperger's itself was dropped from the spectrum entirely. It isn't even recognized as a condition at all. There may or may not be persons with 'high functioning' autism that may have had that diognosis at one time but that's about it. You are either autistic or you are not autistic.
I know some actual autistic people--they are clearly different from neuro-typical people. Their differences manifest in many ways which can include but is not limited social awkwadness and unusual passions. However, being socially awkward or having unusual passions in and of themselves does not indicate autism.
In short Asperger's was dropped in the DSM-V because it was so broad as to make just about anyone who is/was remotely socially awkward (which is around 7 billion people at the moment) and who might have a passion that others would think at least a little strange (again around 7 billion people at the moment). In short if everyone has Asperger's than no one does.
As for acting to just seem normal...welcome to the club everyone else is in. Normality is an act--always has been an act, and who defines what is and is not normal anyway.
Quote: Because homosexuality is not a moral pathology. It isn't a pathology at all, except to bigots
Neither is autism (which you don't have). While the cause remains uncertain most psychologists seem to believe it is caused either by chemical or strutural differences in the brains of autistic people in comparison to neuro-typical people. In short autism is a neuro-pathology.
Quote:I have known overt white racists. I have heard them say things that they would never dare say in the presence of someone 'melanin-rich'. They don't have to use the N-word, something that I largely associate with people with weak control of their impulses; those people also use much profanity.
You missed my point. Given the choice of dealing with overt racists (white or black) or closet racists (most SJW types) I'd rather deal with the overt ones. They are easily detected and dealt with. With the closet racists they always leave you wondering "is X actually racist or just stupid?"
Quote:Clinical depression has many different causes from experiencing grief, abuse, and oppression. Imagine some 'Bantu' or even 'Coloured' raised in South Africa under Apartheid. Depression is a likely companion. Is the depressed person in some psychological disorder? No -- it was Apartheid that was the political disorder.
It is possible that a great many people became depressed because of political disorders like apartheid. But unless you plan on claming to be a Bantu or Coloured South African you cannot make that claim. As for Abuse...you are a man in his 60s I would say that any abuse you suffered as a child the statute of limitations is long over for and you have to take responsibility for your actions afterward. I find it difficult to believe that a white male in America was in any way oppressed except perhaps by a clique of local SJWs. But they also oppress blacks who have the wrong type of blackness (like myself-even though as a kid I had one of these
).As for Apartheid, and racism the cure for both is to stop being racist. Not reversing who the racism targets (hating a white man for being white is exactly the same as hating a black man for being black). This means that racism both of the more simple overt type, and the more pernicious closeted type must be stamped out.
As I've said elswhere either we have identity politics for everyone or we have identity politics for no one. If we have it for everyone then types like Spencer and Taylor (as distasteful as they may be) must have a place at the table just like Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan (as distasteful as they are).
Quote:Yeah, sure, and a paraplegic who has a strong-enough will can dance like Fred Astaire.
A paraplegic has an unchangeable physical condition that cannot be changed. Depression can be treated--better living though chemistry.
Quote:I have more of a problem with anxiety, and I have gotten the advice to have a drink to dissolve the anxiety. One drink is enough, and it is safer than pills. It's the third drink that is the problem.
While alcohol is a relatively safe home remedy for some problems it is a depressant and thus actually makes a problem with depression (which probably is the root cause of your anxiety anyway) worse. Most anti-depressants are relatively safe these days. I doubt you would require something stronger than a prozac or similar--but I'm not an MD.
If you insist on a home remedy for anxiety, marijuana is both safer, and more effective than alcohol. Which is why I partake of the holy herb. I typically save alcohol for drinking beer while watching sports or going out or after working outside all day (a cold but not ice cold beer is good for when you've spent your day pressure washing the house for example)--or Gin and Juice for when I've got the flu or something.
It should be noted that my anxiety problems are more generalized--mostly stemming from the tight economy which is just now starting to improve.
Quote:For a real rat-race, try retail.
No thanks, I'd rather castrate myself with a spork.
That's supposed to be a joke...
It really is all mathematics.
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