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I am seeing more and more of these pop up.
In the World of Psychology section, there is an article that warns people about entering into a relationship with someone who suffered from childhood emotional neglect. This writer seems to be using the World of Psychology section to take personal jabs at people in her life, and in doing so, paints everyone in this population as people to steer clear from. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...comment-817206 Later, when commenters point out that there are other sides to this issue, the author ignores them, only replying to those who agree with her, describing them as "mature" responses. Can't these types of articles be placed into another section for personal opinions? I see more and more of these unprofessional types of articles and they can be extremely offensive. What if someone had written "think twice about entering into a relationship with someone who has a physical handicap". A person in a wheelchair may pose x or x problem in your life. Traveling anywhere with them can be a daily source of frustration... How Childhood Emotional Neglect Affects Relationships Quote:
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![]() I just read the linked article and honestly Im shocked and rather offended as well! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() __________________ "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep" |
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I think it's important for people to be able to see all sides & to look into what it's going to be like dealing with it in the relationship before getting deeply involved in a relationship.
A blog is usually a place where we are just able to express our own opinions on things. Why it's popping up for you to read & not you going to it on your own choice.....that I don't understand. It's called using one's wise mind to see both the logical & emotional side of a situation before jumping into it & it's important to do that especially when we are looking at a committed marriage relationship. I wish I had understood what I was getting into before I got married but the Dx of my H wasn't even available back in those days & it didn't even get Dx'ed before his behavior had a serious negative effect on my life. I wish I had been able to correlate the red flags I did see with what was REALLy going on with him......I gave the marriage way too many years before I finally escaped. Quote:
Better to look at the whole truth about situations before getting involved & then later on realizing it's beyond what one can handle when they could have known from the beginning if they had all the information. All too many times we get involved in relationships without the full picture & then too many divorces end up happening because of that.....better NOT to get involved in the first place IMO....love does NOT conquer all....talk to the thousands who have been in those situations & have in the long run been hurt by the relationship they didn't really look into before getting involved & why we have such a high number of divorces when people realize they can no longer tolerate what they got involved in. __________________ ![]() Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018 |
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Of course it's realistic to look at all sides of things. However, I think your missing the point of why that article (and others like it) are offensive.
It's also not a blog of individuals' opinions. It's supposed to be a blog from "experts in the field" on clinical practice and treatment. |
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I found this article offensive:
Some Personality Traits of Hackers Resemble Autism | Psych Central News I am autistic and I do not want to be compared to a hacker. |
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What may be offensive to one may be therapy to another. I know that looking back at my own life, I would have loved to have known what I grew up around & how it affected me & the choices I made in my own life & my own marriage. I would have loved to have known what those red flags I ignored before my marriage were all about because I had no idea what I had grown up with & made a very BAD choice because I didn't know. Learning & knowing (even looking back) has been part of my therapy. __________________ ![]() Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018 |
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If you truly love someone (unless they are hurting you or leave you for someone else of course) then you will support them as they deal with their issues. If someone was paralyzed they would be just as "exhausting" to care for them as a person with emotional issues but no one expects people to just "Walk away" from them for something they cannot help. (I'm not saying people should not leave if they are not happy but they should not be told to for that reason because it is possible to love a person with any problem) Especially if they are married. People leave and divorce way too much, maybe this nonsense of telling other people what that should do is the reason? I'm not even going to read it knowing that other people will take that advice and there's nothing I can do about it ![]() I've told myself one day I will change all of this that makes our lives difficult but I don't know how anymore... I hope the author of this article realizes that our issues she complains about. She is making them worse. |
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Our World of Psychology blog is a community blog about all aspects of psychology, mental health, emotions, and relationships. It has always featured articles from a wide array of people and professionals, and I don't necessarily agree with everything we publish. That's the nature of having an open platform where we accept submissions from anyone.
The World of Psychology blog features authors who have opinions -- that's what makes a blog interesting. It is not, nor has it ever been, a blog exclusively written by professionals. I feel like there is value in most people's perspectives, even if their overall message is not one I agree with. Best, DocJohn __________________ Don't throw away your shot. |
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I find the offensiveness the generalization....It give the impression that all ppl suffering from CEN react the same w/ negative implications stated only. Yes I believe in all povs...but when a pov is over generalized and not clearly written "from my experience or This behaviour is more common in.. etc"...then it is misrepresenting it's self as fact. And to make a sweeping overall negative statement re: a mental health issue and presenting it as fact...only serves to further spread MH Stigmas! PC is the largest and very trustworthy prominent worldwide site, as such I feel it is our social responsibility as a whole community to speak out against Stigma and provide fair and clear information re: both the strengths and weaknesses of each MI.
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Disagreement is something completely different than the spreading and encouragement of stigmas about certain groups of people from a site that proudly claims to be "the world's trusted mental health resource".
There must be 2 "About" pages of the World of Psychology blog as the one I read just now states something much different than the one I read when I posted this thread the other day. |
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I don't need to read PC blog articles anymore but thought it was worth pointing out the message being sent to the users of the site through articles like that. Thanks.
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It is just an opinion.
Similar, I think, to those that write articles about partners involved with BPDs. |
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I agree with you, Seahorse. I've also come across articles like this and find them offensive. It's irresponsible and morally questionable to spread them.
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Quantity before quality. But it's how the Internet is "supposed to be" these days and we're supposed to like it.
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Yes I have to say I find the tone of the article offensive, although not affected myself personally.
I have also found other blog articles offensive in tone and also poorly researched/sourced. I understand that we will not always agree with every view point but I don't think it adds to the reputation of Psych Central to host these articles. Just my opinion. |
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My thought... most posts, opinions and comments about being Bipolar 1 are negative. I get your point. However, I feel we need to share be able to share our experiences here on PC. I also believe corrections to certain opinions are welcome
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Although I enjoy reading the blogs whether I agree with the article or not it would be helpful if blogs were labeled opinion pieces and true news items labeled separately. I think a vulnerable person may mistake opinion for fact.
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I don't think it is okay to tell others what to do, especially a large group of people you don't even know who are just reading the article. You could explain what you did in a certain situation and why and it would be sharing your opinion, because you only know about yourself and your life.
Generalizing groups of people is like racism, which rather it is allowed with free speech or not, should not be tolerated. |
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