Vapo69 Here's what I meant: Some of us get a diagnostic label put on us--chronic depression, social anxiety, OCD, etc, etc--but from my observations, so many of the folks without those labels have some really serious problems that don't get diagnosed in this culture.
For example Bully/Cruelty Disorder: the need to treat those considered inferior or vulnerable like shit. (I've seen a lot of professors with this disorder.)
Phony Christian Disorder: the need to show the world what a good Christian one is while refusing to acknowledge all the nasty stuff one does 6 days out of the week.
Passive Non-Thinking Disorder: refusal to think for oneself; the need to shut down one's ability to think for oneself and passively following the crowd; the avoidance of thinking (usually addicted to watching tv).
Violent Prejudice Disorder: the need to hate groups of people one has identified as "not like us." The need to project all the evils of the world onto another group and perform acts of violence against that group.
My observations: I'd rather deal with anxiety and depression than be stuck in the psychological and spiritual hell of the above disorders. The way I see it, those disorders cause chaos, discord and tragedy in the world. Like
Redwasp says, honesty and compassion for others count for a lot--at least in my book. Not playing those phony games of pretending that everything is so perfect in one's life, but if you look closely, you'll see that's absolutely not true. Being honest about who I am and what I go through. And treating others with kindness. And when I can't be kind, at least doing no harm.
