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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: 653498" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>InsaneCdn, I get you. If I label someone, I generally keep it to myself. Unless asked, by the same someone, if I think there is something wrong. Even then I mightn't say anything. A sociopath or NPD is the last person who wants to know their label. Diagnosing it formally (like diagnosing Munchhausen's) is pretty much impossible. A patient given such a diagnosis will generally leave and not come back, even if the label is a perfect fit. of course, if the label is not a good fit, they will probably still leave and not come back.</p><p></p><p>So medically, these are not labels that are generally found in ongoing treatment (although I daresay there are exceptions).</p><p></p><p>In my own situation - I'll probably still keep labelling people in my own head. As for what I might say to others - it depends on the situation, but I avoid psychiatric labels. For example, someone I spent some time talking to last week who I've always got on well with, showed me that her hippie-style approach to life has morphed into what I consider to be a tenuous grip on reality. She now scares people. I wouldn't even try to label her with formal diagnosis, or even hazard a guess as to what such a diagnosis might be. but to me, and my family when I was warning them - she's "nutso". Totally off the wall. Talking to dinner plates (she told me so herself). It goes beyond eccentric into Twilight Zone.</p><p></p><p>As for "ratbag" - sorry if it offends. It is difficult to find a term that conveys the meaning I want, without it being offensive to someone. I mean, our politicians use words like that in parliament all the time, they're not offensive here. The famous "your parents weren't married" noun (trying to duck the site censor here) has thousands of meanings in Australia, most of them fairly inoffensive. It depends on the intonation and the other words used with it. A "stingy [person without parents]" has the totally opposite meaning to "not a bad [person without parents" which is actually a term of endearment, a way of saying you're best mates. </p><p></p><p>I had thought the term I used was a lot safer. Oh, well...</p><p></p><p>Then there's "Richard Cranium" or saying someone has circumcision scars on his neck.</p><p></p><p>Is "drongo" okay? </p><p></p><p>As for my hippie friend - "the lift doesn't stop on the top floor." "Light's on but nobody's home." "More cuckoo than clock". "A sandwich short of a picnic." And a flamin' nuisance. Ruddy drongo...</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't spit on them if they were on fire.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 653498, member: 1991"] InsaneCdn, I get you. If I label someone, I generally keep it to myself. Unless asked, by the same someone, if I think there is something wrong. Even then I mightn't say anything. A sociopath or NPD is the last person who wants to know their label. Diagnosing it formally (like diagnosing Munchhausen's) is pretty much impossible. A patient given such a diagnosis will generally leave and not come back, even if the label is a perfect fit. of course, if the label is not a good fit, they will probably still leave and not come back. So medically, these are not labels that are generally found in ongoing treatment (although I daresay there are exceptions). In my own situation - I'll probably still keep labelling people in my own head. As for what I might say to others - it depends on the situation, but I avoid psychiatric labels. For example, someone I spent some time talking to last week who I've always got on well with, showed me that her hippie-style approach to life has morphed into what I consider to be a tenuous grip on reality. She now scares people. I wouldn't even try to label her with formal diagnosis, or even hazard a guess as to what such a diagnosis might be. but to me, and my family when I was warning them - she's "nutso". Totally off the wall. Talking to dinner plates (she told me so herself). It goes beyond eccentric into Twilight Zone. As for "ratbag" - sorry if it offends. It is difficult to find a term that conveys the meaning I want, without it being offensive to someone. I mean, our politicians use words like that in parliament all the time, they're not offensive here. The famous "your parents weren't married" noun (trying to duck the site censor here) has thousands of meanings in Australia, most of them fairly inoffensive. It depends on the intonation and the other words used with it. A "stingy [person without parents]" has the totally opposite meaning to "not a bad [person without parents" which is actually a term of endearment, a way of saying you're best mates. I had thought the term I used was a lot safer. Oh, well... Then there's "Richard Cranium" or saying someone has circumcision scars on his neck. Is "drongo" okay? As for my hippie friend - "the lift doesn't stop on the top floor." "Light's on but nobody's home." "More cuckoo than clock". "A sandwich short of a picnic." And a flamin' nuisance. Ruddy drongo... Wouldn't spit on them if they were on fire. Marg [/QUOTE]
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