E01: Pathologize Me, TikTok

Ayesha and Jess take a stroll through ADHDtok to understand the trend of self-pathologization — why has it become so popular to turn your personality traits into symptoms of disease? What purpose does a psychiatric diagnosis serve, and what are the limitations of defining your mental suffering and anguish solely through a medical lens? Why does capitalism absolutely thrive on all these new mental illness micro-identities? Plus: we get a little personal about our own experiences with diagnosis. FURTHER READING: * Our handy infographic on self-pathologization * Nick Walker on the Pathology Paradigm vs the Neurodiversity Paradigm * You’re Using the Word Neurodiversity Wrong (by Jess) * ADHD: Dopamine Deficiency or a Bodymind Protesting? (also by Jess) * Diagnostic Cultures by Svend Brinkmann * The Buzzfeedification of Mental Health by P.E. Moskowitz CLIPS IN THIS EPISODE: * “Things I thought were personality traits that were just my undiagnosed adhd ” by @carlie_chimenti1 * “Welcome to ADHD” by @kayblasko * “#1 Bestseller in Treating Mental Disabilities” by @colbywattsmusic * “The ADHD Coach Connector” by @kamden_adhd * “Is this a cult?” by @malblum !!

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E01: Pathologize Me, TikTok is an episode from Disorderland by By Dr. Ayesha Khan & Jesse Meadows.

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This episode was published on Mar 28, 2022.

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