hopefully it's a phase. People also say "oh I'm so bipolar".

Oh yes! That too! Actually I've never heard that particular example, but something like it.

Okay, I will bite because this is a topic I've been exploring anyway for the past year or two in relationship to numerous issues not just psych/neuro/medical diagnosis etc.... So here I go zombie apocalypse or not....


I am a poser. I think I may be a ________________. Now, You don't like this and you are perturbed!

"Freakin' posers, losers, probably were elves or wherewolves in a past life!"

Whatever thought goes with this thread...

Why is that? I can understand being curious about the phenomena. But why would be angry by it,,,, or by your perception of that being what is happening?

By the way, I probably AM an adolescent elf but since I haven't looked up the diagnosis yet I can't be sure...

@ nickelplated

Ha! Food for thought! Here's some more: you've been reported.

I'm perturbed only because it marginalizes the people who actually have to deal with whatever disorder is popularized. I have a friend with OCD, and when we are together with another woman who insists, "I"m so OCD I totally have to clean my house every day," I do want to yell at her, because I know what my friend actually goes through.

When I meet a jerk who excuses his behavior with "I must have Asperger's", I want to yell at him, because I know the effort that goes into my husband's actions to extend compassion and kindness to those around him in spite of his diagnosis.

I have also heart the "I'm so bipolar". I think people want to excuse the behavior that they could control, so they label it. They have no idea how hard people who actually own that label work to control their behavior.

@nicurn7

I know just how you feel. But at least the people you mentioned aren't on youtube making a years-long movie invloving a false claim to AS. I know of just such a person.

I think there are the people with the diagnosis that have aspergers, those that have a diagnosis who actually have been misdiagnosed, those that are pretty certain they have it 9and either have or haven't got it), those that are looking around because they feel they have something wrong but don't really know what it is yet, those that are hypochondriacs and those who maybe poseurs. That's a lot of different types of people and you might be hard pressed to tell which from which.

Personally I have no problems with those that have self diagnosed until they say something which indicates it isn't asperger's in which case I will say something. I have no problem with people who are basically trying to find out if they have something and if that something is asperger's. The hypochodriacs I can't really help because their problem lies elsewhere. And I have little time for poseurs but little interest in investing any emotional energy in them.

"But at least the people you mentioned aren't on youtube making a years-long movie invloving a false claim to AS. "

I think you would have to say that there is something wrong with this person - but no idea what it might be. And let's not try and guess.

Asp, thank you. Pretty nice for a zombeh!

Your welcome nickel. You've been doubly reported now.