You mean she's a kid?
Is there anyone in the world who hasn't been diagnosed with something yet?
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Jun 03, 2011 11:07:40 am PDT #22562 of 30000
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Ginger - Jun 03, 2011 11:09:01 am PDT #22563 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You know, if someone put a lock on the refrigerator and doled out carb-free food to me, I'd probably have Acquired Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
DavidS - Jun 03, 2011 11:09:10 am PDT #22564 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The "and stuff" part of my darkness was fairly sucky, but has been resolved with a bit of counseling and a lot of medication.
Well, I'm very glad the proper cocktail of meds was put together, topped with a brandied serotonin reuptake cherry.
EI - emotionally impaired. In this case, Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Clearly she just needed Oreos and Lemonade.
Steph L. - Jun 03, 2011 11:13:48 am PDT #22565 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You mean she's a kid?
ODD is really, *really* way more than "she's a kid."
Is there anyone in the world who hasn't been diagnosed with something yet?
I agree it seems that way. But I think that being able to recognize legitimate conditions that were overlooked in the past as being "just a kid" or "she's moody" or "he just wants attention" can be helpful.
t edit I say that from a POV of being told that my depression isn't "real" and I should just "get over it" and "decide to be happy." It certainly is real, and I'm not going to be the one to decide that someone else's condition isn't real, either.
DavidS - Jun 03, 2011 11:16:17 am PDT #22566 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But I think that being able to recognize legitimate conditions that were overlooked in the past as being "just a kid" or "she's moody" or "he just wants attention" can be helpful.
Anybody with familiarity with the DSM's history knows that "legitimate conditions" is a social construct that's varied quite a bit over time. Most famously when they stopped labeling homosexuality as a disorder.
Aims - Jun 03, 2011 11:16:58 am PDT #22567 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Clearly she just needed Oreos and Lemonade.
Clearly! I've totally cured her! I should write a paper or something and should send it to the AMA and the Pediatrics board or whoever.
In all seriousness, I'm glad she's having a good time. I truly adore this kid. I haven't seen her smile this much in the 9+ hours a day I've been with her the past nine months.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 03, 2011 11:17:31 am PDT #22568 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Acquired Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Ahahahaha. HA.
Aims - Jun 03, 2011 11:19:50 am PDT #22569 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I say that from a POV of being told that my depression isn't "real" and I should just "get over it" and "decide to be happy." It certainly is real, and I'm not going to be the one to decide that someone else's condition isn't real, either.
You're totally faking it. I can tell. You just need Oreos and lemonade. Come to here and I will cure you.
Steph L. - Jun 03, 2011 11:19:53 am PDT #22570 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Anybody with familiarity with the DSM's history knows that "legitimate conditions" is a social construct that's varied quite a bit over time. Most famously when they stopped labeling homosexuality as a disorder.
I agree that the DSM has varied over time. That's certainly a correct statement.
Steph L. - Jun 03, 2011 11:23:15 am PDT #22571 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You're totally faking it. I can tell. You just need Oreos and lemonade. Come to here and I will cure you.
Actually, the new DSM revision has decided that I am totally full of shit. I think "cheer up, little buckeroo!" is the actual phrase they're going to have in the DSM-V.
(Also, Tim's ADD? *Total* bullshit. Together we are the greatest scam artists EVER. Although our addiction to ibuprofen is a documented condition. [No, we really are the Sid and Nancy of ibuprofen. We go through a 500-count bottle way faster than anyone should. It is so sad.])