I try

[Primalex]

And so might begin the typical, long slow descent into personal attacks that I don't care to indulge in.

"You are being a twat" is a personal attack. "internet troll dick" is a personal attack.

Who used your account if you didn't write this?

 

[SpunThings]

The whole mental illness yea or nay - honestly I'm inclined to deal with this the way some of my better therapists dealt with the question of sex work, BDSM, sexual complexities as part of my package.

"Is it a problem for you? Then it's a problem."

Like if other people just ceased to matter for five minutes, truly, are those things tied to problems in your life, causing new ones, making you more unhappy than happy, etc.

If not, then they're not your problems. They are other people's problems. You are not contractually obligated to let their problems with your identity fuck you up.

Those therapists are wise. I don't know why it's so hard to put into practice for myself.

 

[NoeMasks]

So, No, is a Nursing Student, and is in the mental health portion of her scholastic and clincal education. While still called the DSM-5, little things have changed, such as Homosexuality being pulled from the Psychatric Disorders sections. It led to a question though, Is BDSM a Disfunction or somthing that attracts people with disfunction that have another underlying cause?

 

[Blue]

So, No, is a Nursing Student, and is in the mental health portion of her scholastic and clincal education. While still called the DSM-5, little things have changed, such as Homosexuality being pulled from the Psychatric Disorders sections. It led to a question though, Is BDSM a Disfunction or somthing that attracts people with disfunction that have another underlying cause?

A disfunction/disorder in mental health terms is any behavioural pattern that significantly negatively impacts a person's 'functionality', those would be the personal things that corroborate with good mental wellbeing such as social life, education, career, personal life satisfaction, etc. I wouldn't say BDSM in itself is a disorder or a symptom of one but in certain instances (e.g literal slavery) it may (major emphasis on "may") be an indicator of an underlying psychological or neurological disorder. Perhaps issues with attachment or nerve input interpretation respectively.

~ Edit ~

No will have a better understanding than me but I guess it could actually be considered a disorder if it's impacting on a person's self-image and sexual satisfaction. But in that case it also might not be the feelings/thoughts themselves that are harmful but the harm originates from socially ingrained responses to those stimuli. Like gay people raised in ultra-religious backgrounds.

 

[Misshotndeep]

Food for thought: skate boarding is not a disorder. Sky diving is not a disorder. Reckless driving is not a disorder. Cross country running, sleeping in, boxing, collecting tchotchkies, choosing to read a news paper in a digital age, wanderlust, socially introversive behavior, even gambling; none of these by themselves are disorders.

Gambling can be a disorder. It even has a Dx...

 

[Misshotndeep]

Gambling can be a disorder. It even has a Dx...

nope.

gambling ADDICTION is the Dx. gambling is an activity. Not everyone who gambles is an addict

-_-

 

[Misshotndeep]

you're too fast for me tonight

I got that fire.

 

[Misshotndeep]

when an activity (any activity really) is constantly derided in the mainstream, and rarely if ever shown in a positive light, talking about "disorder" that may or may not be associated with that activity quickly becomes profane in communities that come together to celebrate a love for it.

need examples?

gun ownership
paganism
homosexuality
marijuana smoking

so my point is: expect to piss people off here with that topic, though I haven't really seen the more bombastic opponents of that years old discussion around lately.

You did not make that point clear. Thank you for the clarification.

 

[Misshotndeep]

me am not have clarity tonight.

It doesn't hit me the same way it afflicts Gianbatista though.

Sometimes her struggle to communicate becomes surrealist poetry.

What the hell does Gianbatista have to do with your post? Other than you baiting her and I have to ask why?

 

[Misshotndeep]

she has expressed publicly and at length the difficulty in putting words together. better than I can explain just now, but worse than I can claim to suffer from.

no baiting intended

Then she has a condition. Sorry for her. Thank you again for clarifying.

 

[NoeMasks]

I feel her pain, one of the minor changes, to the DSM-5 has been, my Learning Disability. It was moved to a form of Autism. It directly affects how I spell, especially if I am tired, or have been drinking. It can get so bad it affects my speech, and can cause a studder, as my brain wars to find the correct word.