Just because someone isn’t mentally ill it doesn’t mean they’re fortunate. You can be perfectly stable and have extreme physical problems.
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I know. I suppose I was feeling a little sarcastic. Apologies for this.
Not only can someone who is not mentally ill have severe physical problems. They are not immune to life problems as well.
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Autism or ASD is covered in the DSM as a mental disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders-asd/index.shtml
I was just about to ask the same exact thing. A word I can use instead of “normie” because I hate that word… Non Sz just means they don’t have SZ. My youngest brother is Non-sz… but he is diagnosed with bipolar 1.
Thank you for that. My sis has no diagnosis, (neruotypical) she is highly functional, but I would never call her normal… not after spending her childhood handcuffed to my belt loops.
My opinion is that each individual defines their own “normal”.
For me, it is normal to be paranoid. It is normal to use a service dog. It is normal to hallucinate.
On average, people are not paranoid, hallucinating, or using a service dog. So my normal is not their normal.
I like the color blue…that is normal for me. For people that like other colors, blue is not normal.
My point is that there is no point in saying other people are normal. Normal is different for every individual. We all have quirks that make us different from each other. Those quirks are what prevent everyone from being normal when compared to someone else.
I think neurotypical is a good way to categorize people who don’t suffer from a mental or intellectual disorder. They shouldn’t be called normal because again, normal is defined on an individual basis.
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Just saw this so had to post here
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Psychosis
A Schizophrenia spectrum[19][20] or psychotic spectrum.[21][22] There are numerous schizophrenia spectrum disorders already in the DSM, typically all involving reality distortion. This includes five subtypes of schizophrenia, although they are due to be eliminated in the DSM-V, as well as: two forms of shorter duration (schizophreniform disorder and brief psychotic disorder), two delusional disorders (delusional disorder and shared psychotic disorder), and three personality disorders with some similar features (schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid personality disorder).[23] There is also schizotypical personality disorder (subsyndromal features, at risk) as well as traits identified in first degree relatives of those diagnosed with schizophrenia.[24] Some spectrum approaches include more specific individual phenomena which may also occur in non-clinical forms in the general population, such as some paranoid beliefs or hearing voices. Some researchers have also proposed that avoidant personality disorder and related social anxiety traits should be considered as part of a schizophrenia spectrum.[25] Psychosis accompanied by mood disorder may be included as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or may be classed separately as below.
A Schizoaffective spectrum.[26][27] This spectrum refers to features of both psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder etc.) and mood disorder (see below). The DSM has, on the one hand, a category of schizoaffective disorder (which may be more affective (mood) or more schizophrenic), and on the other hand a psychotic bipolar disorder or psychotic depression categories. A spectrum approach joins these together, and may additionally include specific clinical variables and outcomes, which initial research suggested may not be particularly well captured by the different diagnostic categories except at the extremes.
I am dxed with paranoid personality disorder which many consider to be part of the spectrum. I also fit the criteria for avoidant PD quite well which some researchers say is also part of the schizophrenia spectrum.