Posted by Meri-Tuuli on March 3, 2007, at 10:25:29
In reply to Re: Diagnoses, interesting and otherwise » Meri-Tuuli, posted by laima on March 3, 2007, at 9:15:35
Look sorry, you're missing my point. What I'm am trying to say that if the whole world and everyone in it were ADD then being non-ADD would be considered 'abnormal'. The society would cater for the needs of the ADDers because they're in the majority. Do you see?
What I'm trying to say that perhaps things like ADD are just a natural variation of the 'human condition' and that, largely, its society which isn't set up right to cope with people like us. Look its just a viewpoint. I'm not saying that psychiatric conditions don't exist etc etc I'm just merely trying to question how much they are part of the 'human condition' and how much we are forced to be considered as 'ill' by society. Like okay, I'm depressed and I can't function as well as someone who isn't, but that doesn't mean I'm 'ill' - its society who dicates that I'm 'ill'. Perhaps some people are just meant to be less functional that the rest? Who draws the line? Society should adapt to me, the less functional, like they adapt to people who, for instance, don't have legs. Do you see what I'm saying now?
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