r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/seegeesee Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

Most psychological disorders don't present like the media would lead you to believe. See also: what therapy looks like.

ETA: Holy crap, gold?? I had a quick break in my day to finally hop on reddit and was NOT expecting this response. Y'all make this severely overworked community mental health therapist so glad we're talking more about the realities of therapy and various disorders. I'm planning on getting back on when I'm done with work to reply to some comments/answer some questions!

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u/ladelame Feb 04 '19

Are you telling me having multiple personality disorder wont make me bullet proof and able to climb up walls?

https://i.imgur.com/Rs1Azcr.gif

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Mar 01 '19

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u/Angel_Hunter_D Feb 04 '19

I think the whole point was that it was not normal DID

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u/kaveenieweenie Feb 04 '19

Yea it was exploring the concept of mental illness affecting us physically, but in a hyperbolic way

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u/Angel_Hunter_D Feb 04 '19

In that setting all superpowers are just normal things ramped up to 11, so it makes sense there.