Book 42 of 2017 is The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson.
Having always said that medicine is not much of a science, the corollary for me has always been that psychiatry is random classification to justify shitty behaviour.
Don't get me wrong, I recommend CBT to everyone.
My problem with amateur psychology is that there is a push for people to belong and be normal. Having a label to associate yourself with makes whatever you are going through normal.
Normal is something I abhor. It is a control word. It is the essence of conformity. It is the way to strip someone of their individuality and say that's all ok.
People do need awareness. They need care. They need to know how to avoid bad influences.
This book made me challenge my normal idea that classification is the answer.
Read it. He is a story teller who makes non-fiction less of an effort to endure.
4 disorders out of 5.
Should I read this? If you are an amateur psychologist like me then yeah.
What did I learn? I need to challenge what I know more but not like a conspiracy theorist.
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