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This is just getting too much...laypeople diagnosing others (I am guilty too)
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 653405" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Maybe it's clear to others, but I'm not sure I fully understand what you're trying to say.</p><p></p><p>Do you mean that people are too ready to apply a label to someone even though they may be unqualified? This happens everywhere and not necessarily be a psychiatric label. It's about as meaningful. "He's a ratbag," is a common description in Australia. other labels which I suspect are not permitted on this site, are com monly applied in Australia. I myself have said about some people I know, "I'm sure she has narcissistic personality disorder," and although I am not a qualified psychiatrist by any means, that becomes my working hypothesis purely for personal preservation. If I get badly burned by someone I know and have previously trusted, I learn to not trust that person again.</p><p></p><p>But do I engage others, try to bias them against that person by my inappropriate labels? Some people do. I don't want to because that sort of thing can come back to bite you.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of a label - we tend to pigeonhole people and things in our lives, in order to better understand them. It is human nature.</p><p></p><p>Having raised several spectrum kids, I reckon I know it very quickly when I see it. My kids reckon I see autism under every rock. I tell them that is with good reason.</p><p>I'm still not medically qualified. But often when I call it, even in my own head, I later find out I was right. And if I'm wrong, it is still generally a valuable working hypothesis.</p><p></p><p>As for people I know that I believe have a personality disorder - it is a warning bell that urges me to proceed with caution. And that caution is often (I find out afterwards) well founded.</p><p></p><p>Another angle to watch for though - the person who labels you, with the label that is actually their own. For example, the thief that is always concerned someone is going to break in and steal his stuff, or the greedy person who accuses you of taking more than your share. So if a label gets applied to you and, after self-examination, it feels wrong - think about how well that label applies to the person who accused you of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 653405, member: 1991"] Maybe it's clear to others, but I'm not sure I fully understand what you're trying to say. Do you mean that people are too ready to apply a label to someone even though they may be unqualified? This happens everywhere and not necessarily be a psychiatric label. It's about as meaningful. "He's a ratbag," is a common description in Australia. other labels which I suspect are not permitted on this site, are com monly applied in Australia. I myself have said about some people I know, "I'm sure she has narcissistic personality disorder," and although I am not a qualified psychiatrist by any means, that becomes my working hypothesis purely for personal preservation. If I get badly burned by someone I know and have previously trusted, I learn to not trust that person again. But do I engage others, try to bias them against that person by my inappropriate labels? Some people do. I don't want to because that sort of thing can come back to bite you. The purpose of a label - we tend to pigeonhole people and things in our lives, in order to better understand them. It is human nature. Having raised several spectrum kids, I reckon I know it very quickly when I see it. My kids reckon I see autism under every rock. I tell them that is with good reason. I'm still not medically qualified. But often when I call it, even in my own head, I later find out I was right. And if I'm wrong, it is still generally a valuable working hypothesis. As for people I know that I believe have a personality disorder - it is a warning bell that urges me to proceed with caution. And that caution is often (I find out afterwards) well founded. Another angle to watch for though - the person who labels you, with the label that is actually their own. For example, the thief that is always concerned someone is going to break in and steal his stuff, or the greedy person who accuses you of taking more than your share. So if a label gets applied to you and, after self-examination, it feels wrong - think about how well that label applies to the person who accused you of it. [/QUOTE]
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