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13. automatic gain-saying...

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ODD: “If you’re outraged, you must be mentally ill.” [View all] kpete Dec 2013 OP

Given the conditions of contemporary society, how can one claim the "normal" person is really sane? hobbit709 Dec 2013 #1

Someone wants to identify and label those who notice the world is crazy. Octafish Dec 2013 #2

I guess I'm guilty! LeftofObama Dec 2013 #3

So am I L0oniX Dec 2013 #30

I am completely outraged by this!!! longship Dec 2013 #4

Luckily for you, there's a room open... pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #6

ROFL!! Good one. longship Dec 2013 #11

LOL. funny. GoneFishin Dec 2013 #38

Heh, there you go. Lefty nutcase calling in! idwiyo Dec 2013 #5

Not this lefty. I'm a perfessional. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #7

This is why I think psychiatry is borderline quackery. MindPilot Dec 2013 #8

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Dec 2013 #24

...says the guy with a bug in his sigline pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #43

. L0oniX Dec 2013 #50

Mostly, you just get us to swat our screens for a while pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #52

Yes, the so-called "science" of the oppressive mental health system ... ananda Dec 2013 #37

Which explains why they no longer talk with the person anymore. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #40

This is not true. Few, very few write prescriptions w/o some talk and a referral. nolabear Dec 2013 #77

I'm sure there ARE psychiatrists who care and try to help. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #81

I know. I'm a psychoanalyst. Getting coverage for effective talk therapy is nearly impossible. nolabear Dec 2013 #83

Thanks for educating everyone re insurance companies and talk therapy. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #85

You're welcome. Lots of good folks leave the business because it's been made so hard. nolabear Dec 2013 #88

Well, schizophrenia IS something gone wrong with the brain. kestrel91316 Dec 2013 #68

Well, let's see you sit back, watch a terrified, hysterical, suicidal patient and explain that. nolabear Dec 2013 #75

I have been called odd dotymed Dec 2013 #9

If you're past adolescence, then you're not ODD. Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #12

Lol, I am somewhat past adolescence dotymed Dec 2013 #25

Posting urban legend as fact. Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #10

Yes, ODD has been around since DSM-III (1980), and Yes it's a disorder of childhood. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #15

I don't follow DSM data really, but was interested... MrMickeysMom Dec 2013 #22

I don't think environment is the answer YarnAddict Dec 2013 #66

I think I was fairly careful not to be absolutist in my comment. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #72

He is a nut case for sure. zeemike Dec 2013 #29

Nothing wrong with liking long walks and late-night conversation Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #35

Hey, you keep your calm rationality out of this! You hear? arcane1 Dec 2013 #58

Thanks. You're exactly right. The OP is completely w/o merit. nolabear Dec 2013 #78

automatic gain-saying... truebluegreen Dec 2013 #13

no it isn't. Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #17

Yes it is. awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #49

Heh. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #56

If this is really true, that is a VERY dangerous precedent. loudsue Dec 2013 #14

This has been happening for decades now. ODD isn't new. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #16

Wow. That really sucks. loudsue Dec 2013 #20

ODD does not refer to adult non-conformists. Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #28

Well, I read the thread... Wounded Bear Dec 2013 #18

Hmm davidthegnome Dec 2013 #19

You mean this is not fiction? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #21

Not the way diagnosis reads in DSM-V. idendoit Dec 2013 #23

Be careful how otten you point that out. The same article mentions "arrogance, narcissism" too.n/t jtuck004 Dec 2013 #33

Not how manual the reads. idendoit Dec 2013 #36

It was from the DSM-IV, as stated. And it exists in the DSM-V, and has been changed. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2013 #42

OP article is indeed silly treestar Dec 2013 #54

If you fanatically resist nilesobek Dec 2013 #71

No it's a very specific DSM category treestar Dec 2013 #84

Krishnamurti quote Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #26

+ a brazillion! nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #45

If you are NOT outraged you must have had a lobotomy or live under a rock. L0oniX Dec 2013 #27

Oh dear gawd, we have an epidemic!!1! JNelson6563 Dec 2013 #31

it's a childhood disorder dlwickham Dec 2013 #32

More drugs for our children ...hurry! L0oniX Dec 2013 #46

Being a teen is now a condition. enlightenment Dec 2013 #34

Needing some topic to blog about, this writer MineralMan Dec 2013 #39

I always said the Republican Congress is mentally ill. dsharp88 Dec 2013 #41

I'll second that! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #47

Hey! Be nice! Racism IS a mental illness too. L0oniX Dec 2013 #48

Sounds like most teenagers thoughout the years, myself included. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #44

Can you say "Ritalin"? I thought you could! WinkyDink Dec 2013 #53

It all depends. If such behaviors and attitudes are chronic Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #51

I agree with everyone else chknltl Dec 2013 #55

I've been around kids labeled ODD and they were extreme... not just kids in need of 1monster Dec 2013 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #59

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2013 #63

IMO this is a very dangerous view. radicalliberal Dec 2013 #60

It would be even more dangerous Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #67

This is nothing new.. sendero Dec 2013 #61

"Where's The Outrage???" Dirty Socialist Dec 2013 #62

I have to call bullshit. LWolf Dec 2013 #64

+1000 Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #70

I bet the folks fuming about the black guy in THEIR White House are all aflutter over this. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #65

They probably are, because believing in this is on a par with believing in birtherism. Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #69

The funniest thing is a Moran claiming to be a Rebel as they represent The Establishment. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #73

Oh Honey, this Dx has been around forever. And it's a real disorder, though becoming obsolete. nolabear Dec 2013 #74

Tell me this is some freaking joke article from onion-type website. diabeticman Dec 2013 #76

No, but it's a completely misinformed claim. Numerous debunkings in the thread. nolabear Dec 2013 #80

That's not what ODD is and ODD isn't a new diagnosis. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #79

Perfect way to imprison people who do not agree with society or the government. Lint Head Dec 2013 #82

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." 1000words Dec 2013 #86

As Sen Inhofe once said when americans were outraged to learn of our torture program Bandit Dec 2013 #87