I bet the videos about NPD contributed a lot. “Narcissists have dilated pupils/different eyes”, “a narcissist never knows they are a narcissist”, “NPD and ASPD are almost the same”, etc. Pop psychology is the default information for narcissism.

Also, the ASD and ADHD videos. Starting with the RSD myth in ADHD (it has not been scientifically proven, and the reaction can be explained by the not officially recognized yet more evidence-based emotional dysregulation in ADHD), followed by the stereotypes, the anecdotes turned into symptoms, etc. I’ve found some inaccurate videos about dyslexia, tics, etc. The popularity of neurodevelopmental disorders has been bittersweet.

Oh! I’ve seen some BD misinformation, especially comparing type 1 and type 2 bipolar disorder. This is also pervasive on Reddit. For example, that type 2 depression is worse. No, type 2 may have longer and more frequent depressive episodes, but the severity is the same (it isn’t “worse” or “more severe” or “deeper”, they just spend more time in it in average). Another one is that type 1 do not experience hypomanias or not as often, when they are the ones experiencing more hypomanic time in average (because type 2 spends that extra time depressed, while type 1 has more balanced times in average). Also, not remembering that these are statistics, not rules. Many people with BD-I tend to a depressive polarity (some studies have found this is the case for many bipolar patients as age progresses) and many people with BD-II will spend less time depressed than others with BD-II.

Some unipolar depression videos are okay, but eventually you reach the “just go for a walk”, “medication is a scam”, and other antipsychiatry and pseudoscientific nonsense. There are too many of those and the algorithm will mix them up sometimes. Also, a lot of misinformation about the different depressive disorders, and about these different depressive disorders versus the specifiers of depressive episodes (two very different things).

Claims about OCD being an anxiety disorder when the DSM-5 has an exclusive category for OCD and related disorders. This one comes from old/outdated sources.

Let’s not mention the DID (and other disorders that have been a) fad, that is, that people literally lied about having a mental disorder. These people also exaggerated the symptoms. “My DID causes me to switch every five minutes between my more than a hundred personalities”. I mean, nobody in their right mind would think this is medical information, but still, a lot of BS there.

Recently, the “BPD does not exist and it’s just a name for traumatized people, especially women” is gaining weight, when it’s true that many borderline diagnoses come with a history of trauma, but not all of them. And even if we were to find that trauma is always present, that would make the classification appear in both the disorders caused by trauma/stress and the personality disorders, and studies about the difference between BPD and forms of PTSD would be needed, but the concept wouldn’t just disappear because the clinical picture is still useful.

God… I guess this issue is a pet peeve of mine. I feel like I can continue, but this is a wall of text already.

I think excellent information is also on TikTok, like Dr. Tracey Marks and, for Spanish speakers, Dr. Rodrigo Corona. I’ve learnt some interesting things about PMDD on TikTok, and speculation often leads to interesting research (either already done but rediscovered or new and ongoing research). This is the case for other fields too. This year, I’ve seen more doctors recommending myo-inositol and berberine as a science-based treatment for PCOS; years ago, social media was commenting on this but doctors were just catching up and research was still scarce. You can see this shift in Dr. Tracey Marks videos, actually. Her latest videos include recommendations like yoga, keto diet, and ashwaghanda. Years ago, this was the equivalent of detox juices and crystal healing for many people, but today we know it has some therapeutic benefits (they aren’t cures, they aren’t enough on their own, but they help). So… yeah. My point is that there are experts on TikTok sharing good information, and that not all new information on social media is pseudoscience, it’s just science on the making, incomplete science, and you can know this because there’s some evidence and one just need to wait for more.

The trick is to distinguish the informative “content creators” versus the misleading ones. I believe YouTube has a verification feature for accurate health information; TikTok could (and should) follow.

This video contains a great analysis of it.

Huh? I explicitly said I would separate self defense for both sexes, because I believe those aren’t what we are talking about. I wasn’t defending or excusing “women”.

Also, both women and men kill because of serious mental disorders (‘insanity’ in legal terms in the U.S.). How many of those maternal infanticides can be explained by post-partum psychosis or similar conditions? I wouldn’t count murders by insane people (from neither sex).

I suspect you’re not as unbiased as you’d think…

How many of those were self-defense (from either sex)? I wouldn’t mix them for this discussion.

Thank you, although I’m just a master of none… Yes, I imagine looking for a job with a philosophy degree is limiting. On TikTok, I’ve noticed some recent graduates working on self-made projects (magazines, private classes, etc.). That’s a creative solution that I hope works out for them.

My battery usage says I spend around half my time on TikTok. I also spend some considerable time here on Lemmy and chatting on Discord, Signal, etc. The third place is for reading. Sadly, I spend more time than I would like on shopping apps, and the rest are usually in the ‘< 1%’ (phone settings, e-mails, etc.).

I guess the only healthy suggestion is reading.

I’m sick and tired of this Reddit-ass kind of “advice” meant only for neurotypical white men. Male defaultism is one of many things we should not import here.

Too late… Or maybe it was already like this before we migrated from Reddit. Comments are very black-and-white and tend to favor men over women, STEM over other fields (just read the comments here), global north over global south, etc. It’s obvious who the majority is and how biased the opinions are.

It is funny because Lemmy is the leftiest site I know, and still these problems are invisible.

I didn’t graduate in philosophy, but the little I know about it is useful every single day.

I guess monetary success is capricious in philosophy; they all cannot be Chomsky or Žižek (because unfortunately intellectual stardom is reserved for a few by definition in any given field). Also, academic environments are depressingly unfair and are influenced by ridiculous factors more than they should. But is money all there is to life for someone that most likely loves to learn, to ponder, to explore? Answers might vary among them.

My first Nicole message was today. You’ll join the club eventually.

I enjoy Lemmy because there’s always interesting comments to read. I bet it wouldn’t be the case if we were all the same age. And… that’s why I think I fit in here for the most part: because many lemmings are like me and enjoy this small but engaged community.

I am not a better human being, but I’m combating my irritability one cause at a time. Firstly, treating physical conditions that cause irritability (as much as money has let me): hormonal issues, sleeping issues, etc. Secondly, addressing psychological and psychiatric problems (I had to learn a lot of these topics because I wasn’t able to afford specialists all the time and it was an interest of mine anyway). Finally, fixing external or environmental causes, e.g. working on changing toxic relationships.

It is still a work in progress, but my life is getting calmer and calmer as I am ticking the boxes in that list. At some point, you get to a place where you can search for your own answers, existentially speaking, and that also helps. Here I mean exploring philosophy and your own ideas; your feelings, your passions, etc.

Be patient. Be compassionate with yourself (and others).

I just tried the FUTO keyboard and it’s almost perfect, but it doesn’t detect swipe language automatically. Still, it’s a nice option.

That’s not true. NPD diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5-TR (latest version) still contains manipulation efforts and similar behavior. Quote:

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).
2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
3. Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).
4. Requires excessive admiration.
5. Has a sense of entitlement (i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations).
6. Is interpersonally exploitative (i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends).
7. Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.

So… Donald Trump probably meets criteria for a narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis (if he ever agrees to start a “mental health journey”).

And it’s true that many disorders need to cause “clinically significant distress”, but personality disorders can be diagnosed even if they don’t cause distress to the person but causes it to others (e.g. ASPD). The DSM had to consider egosyntonic disorders, after all.

No-binarie.

Even by itself, the first statement might not be the case. I don’t remember the book that well, but I remember thinking it was a good introduction to this topic. Philosophy of Science: A Very Brief Introduction by Samir Okasha.

Yet, it’s not as simple as “scientists are under capitalists’ interests”, but “the ideologies within capitalism permeate the way we do science”. A common example is how we measure functionality (and therefore pathology itself) in medicine.

Funny, but sadly, I’ve seen my best friend sharing these memes (neither from the U.K nor the U.S.).

Since the first time I saw them, I thought they were kind of rude and probably inaccurate as no national cuisine is dull. I googled and read… What seems to have happened is that we’ve normalized British cuisine because it is part of many countries now. We think British dishes are regular dishes. Anyway, I don’t like these memes.

Nayib Bukele, current president of El Salvador, describes himself as a philosopher king on his Twitter/X account.

I don’t remember the scene, but the caption and something about it makes it feel like decisiveness, maybe frustration finally made into a plan.

My understanding is that tankies believe that groups that have partially or completely followed far-left principles should be exempt from all criticism. I disagree. As long as it is honest criticism, it should not only be allowed but encouraged.

I’ve also heard that tankies are historic revisionists to an extreme. While I agree Western history is not telling us the real version of things, I don’t think other countries are either. I won’t say that an event happened one way or the other just because country A or country B says so. If historians and other experts are still debating an event and its details, I prefer to watch from a distance as I have no way to contribute to those debates.

So… no.