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"Isabelle had been for some time capable of very strong, if very transient emotions...." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side Of Paradise

Jan 17

newsflash: having a short attention span does not mean you “have ADD.”

jewelweed:

  • things that are very fast-paced are not “ADD”
  • movies/songs/situations with disjointed themes are not “totally ADD”
  • being forgetful does not mean you’re so “ADD”
  • feel free to add more

appropriating experience of mental illness into an adjective is dismissive and mean. stop it.

is ADD considered a mental illness? I have no problem considering myself mentally ill (which I do/have) but for some reason I was under the impression ADD (which I have, to clarify for those of you who are new) was classified differently? not that it really matters i guess?

(via indigodel)

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  1. mentalillnessdefinition reblogged this from isabelthespy
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  4. jewelweed reblogged this from tuuli and added:
    coming off my tumblr hiatus just to make a couple of clarifications to this post (then i’m gone again) i have severe...
  5. tuuli reblogged this from eateroftrees and added:
    Yeah, it’s different if you have a diagnosis. I don’t like saying “I’m so OCD”, but that’s just me.
  6. no-feet-on-the-ground reblogged this from therevmatt and added:
    And people who have a bad day, week or month aren’t depressed. People who tend to be somewhat compulsive (who isen’t)...
  7. krackpotkara reblogged this from eateroftrees and added:
    get an ADHD diagnosis...adult is nearly impossible without opening up a bunch of shit
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  11. shakasabi reblogged this from tyrotheterrible and added:
    Yeah basically I’m just gonna second that.
  12. seemsligit reblogged this from jewelweed and added:
    As much as i agree...the first part: ADHD and ADD...mental...
  13. tyrotheterrible reblogged this from eateroftrees and added:
    AFAIK, these days AD/HD is still categorized as a learning disorder, but it falls under the general umbrella of...
  14. eateroftrees reblogged this from isabelthespy and added:
    I’d file it under “developmental disability”—it’s closer to things like autism then like, depression—but I think mental...
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  19. isabelthespy reblogged this from indigodel and added:
    is ADD considered a mental illness? I have no problem considering myself mentally ill (which I do/have) but for some...
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