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+ mothernaturenetwork: Shyness is considered an illness in new health bookMillions of healthy people may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new international diagnostic manual. “Many people who are shy, bereaved, eccentric, or have unconventional romantic lives will suddenly find themselves labeled as mentally ill. It’s not humane, it’s not scientific, and it won’t help decide what help a person needs.” Exactly.  

mothernaturenetwork:

Shyness is considered an illness in new health book
Millions of healthy people may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new international diagnostic manual.

“Many people who are shy, bereaved, eccentric, or have unconventional romantic lives will suddenly find themselves labeled as mentally ill. It’s not humane, it’s not scientific, and it won’t help decide what help a person needs.”

Exactly.

 
Posted on Show all posts made on this day.February 11, 2012 with 155 notes.
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  1. english-tea reblogged this from strucketh-by-hawkeyes-arrow
  2. jessiegrebby reblogged this from mothernaturenetwork and added:
    seriously? now kids are getting punished for not being ‘outgoing’? but if they are ‘outgoing’ then they can be...
  3. bilbosama reblogged this from em-exceeds-change-zearu and added:
    Apparently I need another reason to change my major. :/ …But I also feel like questioning the validity of this article.
  4. ally-wonderland reblogged this from dullusername and added:
    was, and has been,...This is true; my issue is that if shyness is part of or caused by a...
  5. em-exceeds-change-zearu reblogged this from dullusername and added:
    was, and has been,...so why do I have psychology as one of my majors again
  6. dullusername reblogged this from ally-wonderland and added:
    i agree the dsm is bullshitty and this is probably overreaching, however i also hate it when my severe crippling social...
  7. angelicmadness reblogged this from ally-wonderland and added:
    So, my boyfriend studies anthropology at Uni. He had a lecture the other day and gave me a ring after and was like, ‘I...
  8. angusexpired reblogged this from feministwhimsy and added:
    are you fucking shitting me 8|
  9. gay-from-space reblogged this from feministwhimsy and added:
    cool i guess i’m mentally ill then not that i didn’t know that already
  10. noitemsfoxonlyfinaldestination reblogged this from n8coatl and added:
    white people stop being embarrassing
  11. n8coatl reblogged this from jmstarchild and added:
    People like to not read the article It’s not actual shyness it’s talking about the rise in misdiagnosis of oppositional...
  12. jmstarchild reblogged this from thatspahisacrab and added:
    I call this bullshit the end
  13. pitter-pattergoesmyheart reblogged this from feministwhimsy
  14. pringleshasnicebooty reblogged this from feministwhimsy
  15. thatspahisacrab reblogged this from feministwhimsy and added:
    welp adding another issue to my personal list…
  16. squishyshaughn reblogged this from mothernaturenetwork
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  24. -lucid- reblogged this from daydreaming-phoenix and added:
    Welcome to the world, where everyone is mentally ill and extroverts are still catered to and treated as less disturbed...
  25. senseofguilt reblogged this from keir-dullea
  26. greteal reblogged this from vegan-veins
  27. peacebefore reblogged this from mothernaturenetwork
  28. fertiledecline said: shyness can be viewed as an evolutionary advantage, those who are shy in nature are less likely to piss off other alphas and therefore live another day to perhaps breed.
  29. cherrytagtiger reblogged this from deliriousjunkie
  30. deliriousjunkie reblogged this from lilyonthecloud and added:
    Fuck the whole world.
  31. crikee reblogged this from vegan-veins
  32. lilyonthecloud reblogged this from mothernaturenetwork and added:
    serious. fuck you all.
  33. vegan-veins reblogged this from mothernaturenetwork
  34. 0ciredef reblogged this from fredantonia and added:
    This is interesting, Marian. I’ll be deemed retarded by society now, great.
  35. gordonlaughingalonewithcombine reblogged this from oftrollsandfaeries and added:
    So this means I’m sick?