Submitted by 2nbdsfrnd2 in lobby
I think most people who have no desire to connect with others are making a lifestyle choice influenced by their neurological (genetic) makeup. I know there are others who have no desire but have a serious emotional problem with it but no matter what they do they just can't get rid of it as it's a part of them. Both are influenced environmentally and genetically. However, assuming they have a mental disorder implies that they were not like this before and that they were functioning normally before some alleged incident. And assuming they must be traumatized accomplishes the same thing. If certain asocial people can function normally except when heavy interaction is required and they don't see it as a problem, why should they receive a psychiatric diagnosis? All that accomplishes is automatically seeing them as a problem that needs to be fixed. Or, it needs to be fixed, but it can't be fixed, so we will just impose some form of lifelong "therapy" and possibly drugs, as well as heavy legal restrictions based on a faulty psychiatric diagnosis. This is the reason why some people no longer have faith in the psychiatric industry, and why others use it as an attempt to ruin the lives of people they don't like.
Fool wrote
Mental disorders = incompatible with society to the point of having a detrimental impact on your life.
Greater than a third of people in industrial society have a diagnosed mental disorder, how many more are undiagnosed?
What's the commonality? Modern Industrial Society
In other words, "mental disorders" are the norm and aren't a bad thing if you don't believe they are.
Some people change the language to "mental conditions", but I sort of like disorder. Life is disorder, trying to force order is where most problems arise.