Never thought of any of the childhood shows I watched as having disorders 0.0

Just goes to show how moronic medicalizing normal behavior is.  I'm sure I could have been diagnosed with a plethora of behavioral disorders had I been born a decade or two later.

I've seen tons of the Winnie the Pooh characters representing a disorder around the internet. I thought it was hilarious the first time I had ever seen it.

You forgot something about Pepe: Sex Addict!

@Pollypinks@xanga - Seriously? Sweet Pollypinks, sometimes I wish I could just give you a hug, shake you out of it, or help you to let down your shoulders a little bit. This isn't making fun of people with medical/mental disorders. If anything, I would see it as a normalization of those traits which to some seem scary and like, "oh, I could never be friends with someone who has schizophrenia (for example)" and turn it to, "Christopher Robin wasn't scary, maybe people with schizophrenia aren't crazy and going to hurt me like I thought before."

@Pollypinks@xanga - I am having a difficult time trying to see it from the perspective you are showing. When I was younger, and probably until I worked in healthcare truthfully (because until then I had never encountered it in real life that I was aware of) I would have said that people with things like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder were scary psychopaths who I wouldn't want to be left alone in a room with.

Hahaha, nice.

Why do people write things about mental illness when they dont even know what they are talking about? Do you know what schizophrenia is? No you don't, I can see that from your post. Do a little research before you spread your misinformation to other people.

@deargodkillme@xanga - 'A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation' 

@newportbreeze@xanga - I agree with you. I have anxiety and depression as well and the best way to get through it is accept your faults, when you act irrational, admit it, laugh at yourself and don't take it too seriously. 

Okay, I can see where I'm getting too serious.  I've had a lot on my plate, probably no more than any of you girls, but my year old grandson has had growths on the back of his head, and we've been overly concerned.  Too much so.  Two doctors gave him a clean bill of health last week.  This year has been difficult for me, as I care for him while his parents work, and can honestly tell you this has been more difficult than raising my own, since he's someone else's, and  I do everything they ask of me.  And I disagree with many of their decisions, but realize I'm not his parent, and try to implement all they ask.  This from a baby with colic for 7 months, acid reflux, lactose intolerance, horrid constipation that I could write a book about.  So I've not cared for myself the way I normally would, and now that we are moving into easier territory, hopefully I'll do better at that.  Sorry for coming off too seriously, and too all knowingly, because I don't know anymore than the next  bipolar individual out there.  I'll do better.  I'd miss these posts if I couldn't read them each da.

@Pollypinks@xanga - I have bipolar, too. & exercise actually helps a whole hell of a lot. Especially yoga, which teaches you how to focus on certain emotions & push others away. Anyway, I would rather people hurl homeopathic remedies at me than medication. I gave up meds when I turned 18 &  I've never been happier.

I'm pleased when someone can get rid of these stupid meds and go homeopathic, but, remember this can be a cocktail for suicide for others.  I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't entertain suicidal thoughts as a reason to get out of the pain.  My daughter has tried suicide 3 times, always leaving her on life support for a period, and when we finally found meds she could tolerate she did much better.  She's 36, and the diagnosis came at 19.  She'd always refused to comply when I tried taking her to doctors for her depression as a teen, even though she was a perfect student.  We find high I.Q's in bipolars don't we?  She is still working with a doctor to "tweak" her meds, and I've been told she's got one of the worst cases of bipolar anyone in these parts has seen.  So, long story short, I rejoice in your success, but wouldn't tell another not to seek professional help and try meds.  I'd rather have her here with me than dead.  Seeing  your child on life support because of emotional pain is something I wouldn't wish on anyone.  As for the one getting a job with Medical Sociology, could you turn this into a social worker type degree and work in a health facility?  I worked with some great ones at the V.A. and the benefits were to die for.  No pun intended.