continued Thatfucker discussion

[anonniemouse]

Since we've been kicked off FFA for the week, please feel free to continue the anon discussion here. Apologies if this is a big flop - I've never made a DW community before!

The rules are vaguely the same as they are over on FFA. Please refrain from being too much of an asshole, making personal attacks, posting identifying information or engaging in transfail.

ETA: If there's information you'd like to see archived (journal/blog posts related to Andy, etc.), please dump it here and link to it from the main post for discussing.

Comments

(frozen comment) Re: ADHD is now ADD, "a form of schizophrenia" is now paranoid schizophrenia, +PTSD, -dyscalcula

[(Anonymous)]

MODS - I suggest you move this thread to Gloves Off, or monitor for upset.

I really doubt they're discussing Thanfiction with their relatives.

I have depression. Like bipolar, Andy's claimed it as a diagnosis in the past, and has even said it contributed to his abuse of others. Whether he really has it, or whether people think he does, doesn't matter. Depression in and of itself doesn't make you an abuser, though I certainly believe it could exacerbate the negative behavior of people who are abusive.

Similarly, sharing a mental illness with an abuser cannot and doesn't "link" you to them.

Let's say for argument Andy does have depression like I do. Does that really say anything about me? I don't think it does. Maybe I'm just being a Pollyana here, but hypothetically if someone brought up how their depressed friend shared x behaviour with Andy, I wouldn't assume they were trying to imply anything negative about that person, beyond the one unhealthy behavior.

(frozen comment) Re: ADHD is now ADD, "a form of schizophrenia" is now paranoid schizophrenia, +PTSD, -dyscalcula

[(Anonymous)]

As I said before, it's that it comes up so often, when the (probably single) anon has been told over and over that it's unlikely to be bipolar for reasons X, Y, and Z. And yet still they pop up saying that Andy reminds them of their bipolar friends and relatives. For me, they've done it so often as to cross from "wanting to share an observation", into "wanting to make sure everyone knows".

If it was once or twice, I'd agree with you about the innocence. Since it's a lot more than that, they're moving into different territory.

Re: ADHD is now ADD, "a form of schizophrenia" is now paranoid schizophrenia, +PTSD, -dyscalcula

[anonymod]

I (belatedly) agree with you, anon - this thread has slowed down but since it's been getting an on/off trickle of comments over the past couple of days I'm going to go ahead and move it over for continuation.

Continued discussion of mental illnesses Andy might have or claims to have goes here:
http://tf-talk.dreamwidth.org/1245.html?thread=461533#cmt461533