Capitalist society certainly exaggerates our symptoms, but doesn't cause them. Telling us we're methheads because of capitalism is not a good look.
Capitalist society certainly exaggerates our symptoms, but doesn't cause them. Telling us we're methheads because of capitalism is not a good look.
Yeah I don’t judge addicts or recreational users either. The reason it bothers me when NTs use those terms is because it’s almost always accompanied by fun NT opinions such as:
-saying that ADHD is fake
-saying that I’m faking my ADHD to get drugs (with bonus implication that recreational users are bad)
-saying that I should go off my medication because using amphetamines at all is bad regardless of the reason and I’ll be just fine without
This is a great point, it's like someone who says that nazis called themselves "national socialists" or that Abraham Lincoln was a member of the republican party. They technically haven't said anything wrong yet, but it's always accompanied by other garbage opinions.
You can literally feel them doubt your disability as it happens.
Usually accompanied by a facial expression that says, "you can't have adhd. you're not a spaz"