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[–] 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But they could still explain those "norms". A lot of people identify systemic issues as personal inadequacies because there's been a deliberate effort to make people internalize the shortcomings of the system. I imagine it would be a sort of a cathartic release to know there's nothing wrong with you and it's the systemic pressures that make you feel that way.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago

    Now that's just the crazy talking, here have some more meds and oh by the way have you tried CBT? Let's reframe those thoughts...

    Like I can't tell you how many times I've described this as gaslighting and people tell me that's not true because medical gaslighting doesn't exist. Oh please...

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