So the Shrink loves videogames. I was recently playing Shadowrun: Hong Kong (check it out here!) when I came across the following dialogue from Racter, one of the companion characters.
[Image: A portrait of a white-haired man in black smoking, accompanied by the text: “Racter: Absolutely. I was diagnosed as a primary psychopath at the age of eight.”]
Me, upon reading this:
[Gif: Loki arching his eyebrows, sighing, then shaking his head unimpressed and disappointed.]
[Image: “Well... ‘diagnosed’ is probably not the correct word. There is no formal diagnosis of ‘psychopath’ in the DSM. But all the markers were there.
I displayed a complete lack of empathy on the Davis Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and I scored a perfect 40 on the PCL-R. A blood test showed that I had inherited a damaged gene that has been linked with aggressive behavior, and the activity level in my ventromedial prefrontal cortex is vanishingly low.”]
[Gif of a sudden pan in on Andy from Parks and Rec, looking extremely shocked and very happy]
Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, I have never before seen a piece of media properly talk about psychopathy. It’s to the point where I actively discourage people from trying to use it in their work, because I’ve never seen it well handled.
But holy shit. The writers of this game did their fucking research.
And guess what? Racter is not a bloodthirsty Hollywood-style “psychopath” who’d stab you as soon as look at you.
Some direct quotes:
“Before I turned to the shadows, I considered myself a ‘prosocial’ psychopath. That is to say, I had the markers for psychopathy, and I expressed some of the expected behaviors. But I never killed anyone... at least, not until it became a job requirement.
Now, I’m not so sure. I will admit that there is a certain thrill to our profession... it’s quite liberating, being paid to hunt and kill other men. But I only indulge in these appetites when I’m on the job, and I never bring my work home with me.”
“People with my condition... my *advantage*... are not incapable of bonding with others. The only difference is that we do so on a cerebral level, rather than an emotional one.
I enjoy our association, and I recognize the advantage in our being allies. I like talking to you. What better reason for us to be friends?”
The writers managed to avoid the near-omnipresent media stereotypes when writing his character. Hats fucking off.
Note - There is more than a little Freudian psych that heavily plays into part of his character. But you know what? It’s actually not too badly handled, and even with my hatred of Freudian psych, the Shrink is willing to give them a pass for this one.
Also note - I was looking through one of the Shadowrun RPG rulebooks and found they had dedicated ~40 pages to operationalizing mental illness for use in a tabletop RPG. It was glorious.
What's the difference between paranoid personality disorder and delusional disorder?
Delusional disorder has the following characteristics:
People with delusional disorder have not always had delusions - they only need to have had delusions for at least one month.
Their delusions are not always paranoid - there are many different things the delusion can relate to. See here for more info.
The delusion(s) can be completely unrealistic and impossible in reality.
Aside from holding their delusional belief, the character appears to behave normally and functions just fine in society - it doesn’t severely affect their life or cause them distress.
They only need to exhibit at least one delusion, and it’s not uncommon for that delusion to change topics.
It is not permanent. It can fade / go into remission.
In comparison, in paranoid personality disorder:
The paranoia is pervasive, inflexible, and unchanging.
Even though there is no reasonable basis for the paranoia, it is theoretically possible for the delusion to be true.
There are specific ways the paranoia is expressed. See the criteria here.
It represents a severe abnormality in how society expects people to think and behave.
The paranoia causes them significant stress and/or makes their life significantly more difficult.
The paranoia dates at least back to adolescence / early adulthood (and it frequently extend back into childhood too).
It is a permanent, constant feature of a character’s life. It’s their default state of being.
Common Defense Mechanisms - http://scriptshrink.tumblr.com/post/159342977438/scriptshrink-common-defense-mechanisms-from?is_related_post=1
February 2017
Why writers should always use content warnings - http://scriptshrink.tumblr.com/post/156817508701/why-writers-should-always-use-content-warnings
March 2017
“my MC has a lot of nightmares. howw would they be treated?” http://scriptshrink.tumblr.com/post/159052817638/my-mc-has-a-lot-of-nightmares-howw-would-they-be
April 2017
“Can abusive parents focus their abuse on only one of their children?“ http://scriptshrink.tumblr.com/post/159916950882/does-it-happen-that-parents-can-be-emotionally
May 2017
On the Oedipus complex - http://scriptshrink.tumblr.com/post/160710845492/ok-i-get-that-oedipus-complex-is-a-boy-in-love
June 2017
“What differentiates Major Depression from just "depression"?”
“how do I write a character who became evil due to being betrayed and similar reason WITHOUT making her mentally ill or making her action excusable with mental illness?”
Happy New Year, Shrinky-dinks! (I’ll also be doing a post of the Shrink’s favorite posts, and a listing of the different series I’ve done! Stay tuned!)
Can you please please please explain the different types of psychological jobs that have to do with helping people through a situation?
I’m not 100% sure what you mean by this, but I’ll give it my best shot.
Therapist: A general term that refers to any mental health professional that sees clients in a therapy context. This is sometimes used interchangeably with “counselor”, but on this blog I exclusively use the first definition.
Psychiatrist: medical doctors that prescribe psychotropic medications. They do a little therapy too. They can diagnose mental illnesses. Typically, they work with more severe mental illnesses that can’t be treated with therapy alone.
Psychologist: also doctors, but PhD or PsyD, not medical doctors. These are the talky talky ones. They can diagnose mental illnesses and administer psychological testing. They usually cannot prescribe medications, but it depends on the state.
Counselor: someone with less training than psychologists (a master’s degree). They can do therapy stuff, but they cannot diagnose mental illnesses. Typically, they don’t deal with severe, chronic mental illness; instead, their focus tends to be more on helping people who have acute problems.
Social worker: someone with a bachelor’s or master’s degree (a master’s is required if they want to practice therapy). Their goal is improving well-being and help people overcome challenges (poverty, addiction, etc.) in their lives. Typically, they work with more vulnerable / disadvantaged populations.
There’s also a few others that don’t require licensing:
Religious leader: Titles and roles vary greatly by religion, but overall, anyone who gives advice / support to any of their congregation who’s going through a tough time.
Life coach: someone with zero qualifications that gives “”advice”” on life / business stuff.
what level of specificity would you recommend in naming diagnoses in novels? would you say you run the risk of dating your story if you give your character a label that soon goes out of use (like ddnos in the dsm 4 becoming osdd in the dsm 5)? especially in stories that are meant to be in the far future or an alternate universe. is it better to avoid clinical wording to lessen the chance of it becoming obsolete in a few years? or does the value of explicit representation outweigh that?
This is a interesting question! There’s a couple of ways to go about this:
1. Don’t name any kind of diagnosis at all; let readers draw that conclusion.
This is my least favorite, because I personally think naming the disorder is important for representation. If you choose this one, I recommend really going out of your way to clearly portray the symptoms.
2. Use the real name, even if it’s anachronous / doesn’t fit your setting.
“The wizard has panic disorder and agoraphobia, so they never leave their tower.”
3. Use the real name, but only on a meta / narrator level.
“In another world, her affliction would be called depression, but they had no name for it here.”
4. Modify existing names to try to convey the same meaning while sounding right for your setting.
The healer shakes their head gravely. “He has a disorder of the personality that makes him dependent on others. It is not something a potion can cure.”
(Dependent personality disorder)
5. Use fancier-sounding existing names.
“I’m so worried about her, Father. Do you think it could be dysthymia?”
(Persistent Depressive Disorder)
6. Use historical names if your story is in the past. Be careful with this one though - some of the historical terms can be problematic.
Alex Example takes a deep breath before confessing to Lord Winston, “I think I have manic depression, just as my mother did.”
(Bipolar or related disorders)
7. Make up a name and describe its symptoms enough that readers understand what you’re saying.
The seer peers at Alex Example before saying, “The Curse of the Soldier is upon you.”
Alex Example frowns. “But how can I have it? I’ve never been on a battlefield.”
The seer smiles sadly. “War is not the only horror that can bring the curse. The tragedies you’ve been through are haunting you.”
(PTSD)
8. Make up names and link them to the current diagnosis if your story is in the future.
“I’ve got severe neural psychosis.”
“What’s that again? I don’t know psychobabble.”
“Used to be called schizophrenia.”
Hope that helps!
Followers, can you think of other ways to include a diagnosis in your non-modern stories?
Schizophrenia - severe psychotic disorder that causes alterations in perceptions, thought, and behavior. This is the word you probably mean, as it’s the most commonly used.
Schizophreniform - a psychotic disorder that’s basically schizophrenia-lite. Not as many symptoms required, and you can’t have had it for more than 6 months.
Schizoaffective - basically schizophrenia AND a mood disorder (depressive / manic or hypomanic episodes) at the same time.
Schizotypal (Personality Disorder) - a personality disorder that involves difficulties with social interactions and odd & eccentric beliefs and behaviors.
Schizoid (Personality Disorder) - a personality disorder that involves being detached from and lacking a desire for social relationships.
None of these words mean having “split” or “multiple” personalities. That’s dissociative identity disorder.
Disorganized Speech & Thought Disorder - Demystifying the DSM-V
There are a lot of similarities between disorganized speech and thought disorders, so I’m putting them both together here.
Disorganized speech is typically seen in psychotic disorders. It’s when a character’s words / thoughts can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to understand. There are a number of ways this can be described.
Derailment / Loose associations
The character’s sentences or phrases are all perfectly grammatical and make sense out of context, but make no sense when put in context with the rest of what they’re saying. It’s called ‘derailment’ because the character’s train of thought metaphorically jumps tracks.
“I think someone’s infiltrated my copies of the cases. We’ve got to case the joint. I don’t believe in joints, but they do hold your body together.”
“The next day when I'd be going out you know, I took control, like uh, I put bleach on my hair in California.”
Incoherence / Word Salad
Random words with little to no regard for grammar or logic. Complete gibberish.
“Night singing box muffin desperately door salesman close.”
“It makes a twirl in life, my box is broken help me blue elephant. Isn't lettuce brave? I like electrons, hello please!"
The two most common kinds of disorganized speech are derailment / loose associations and incoherence/ word salad. There are many, MANY others, some of the most notable of which I’ve included below the jump.
Blocking
The character suddenly halts their train of thought, and can’t continue the idea.
Circumstantiality
The character can’t answer without giving long, unneeded details. This is different from tangentiality, because the character DOES return to the original point.
“What did you have for breakfast?”
“Well, my typical routine is to wake up at 7:25 am. From there I walk to the kitchen and open up a cabinet. I had just gone grocery shopping last night, and wouldn’t you know it, they had a sale on my favorite kind of cereal, so I really stocked up! I have cereal every morning now!”
Clanging / Clang association
The character’s words are related only by similar sounds, rhymes, or alliteration, and don’t really have any meaning.
"Many moldy mushrooms merge out of the mildewy mud on Mondays."
"I heard the bell. Well, hell, then I fell."
Distractible Speech
The character changes subjects without warning in response to an external stimulus. This is different from derailment because there is something identifiable that triggers it.
"Then I left San Francisco and moved to... where did you get that tie?"
Echolalia
Repeating what another character has said. This may take place immediately after hearing it, or hours or days later.
“What did you have for breakfast?”
“What did I have for breakfast? What did I have for breakfast? What did I have for breakfast? I had cereal.”
Evasive Interaction
The character’s responses are evasive and filled with filler words.
“I... er ah... you are uh... I think you have... uh-- acceptable erm... uh... hair.”
Flight of Ideas
Will be gone into more depth in the future post on mania, since this is one of the hallmark symptoms.
Illogicality
The character doesn’t seem to think logically.
“Do you think this will fit in the box?”
“Well, duh; it’s brown, isn’t it?
Neologisms
The character makes up words. Note - this isn’t always a bad thing. You have to take it in context of how frequently the character does it, and if they’re experiencing other kinds of disorganized speech.
“I got so angry I picked up a dish and threw it at the geshinker."
Perseveration
Repeating words / ideas even when the subject has changed.
“Is your name Mary?"
"Yes."
"Are you in the hospital?"
"Yes."
"Are you a table?"
"Yes."
Pressured Speech
Like flight of ideas, pressured speech will be covered in mania.
Tangentiality
Wandering from topic to topic, and not returning to the original. This is different from derailment in that you can follow the train of thought.
“My dog is from England. They have good fish and chips there. Fish breathe through gills.”
There’s an identifiable train of thought: England -> fish and chips -> fish
This is not a complete list. There are many other kinds of disorganized speech / thought disorders. I have just chosen to define the ones that are more relevant to mental illness (rather than brain damage).
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Oh boy. So we’ve seen the myths about mental illness that Cracked got right, and the ones that were partially correct but mostly wrong. Now we’ve reached the ones that legitimately reduced the Shrink to incoherent screaming.
Lock and load, Shrinky-dinks. I’m taking no prisoners.
[Gif: The Winter Soldier loads a grenade into an attachment on his assault rifle while murderstrutting.]
[Cracked image: The charming psychopath is everywhere // Pictures of Negan, Walter White, Dexter, and Loki // They won’t stay charming for long. So many TV and movie villains are portrayed as charming ladies’ men. Even Walter White’s sex life improves after he starts cooking meth. There’s Negan, The Joker, Dexter, Patrick Bateman, Billy Loomis. The truth is, antisocial personality disorder causes a laundry list of symptoms that make a person impossible to be in a relationship with. // source is from the mayo clinic]
...Why is Loki up there? I am confused.
Anyways, people with antisocial personality disorder are very good at manipulating people. They can be very fucking charming, and very fucking good at it.
And I hate the phrase “laundry list”. Guess what? You don’t have to have ALL THOSE SYMPTOMS LISTED to get diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
You just need three. Let’s pull three from the list of criteria, shall we?
They lie, manipulate and con others for their own personal gain.
They’re impulsive and don’t plan ahead.
They are consistently irresponsible, don’t fulfill things expected of them, and / or can’t hold down a steady job.
I mean, that certainly describes an asshole, but “a person impossible to be in a relationship with”? Hardly.
[Cracked image - Adrian Monk suffers from OCD. // picture of Adrian Monk hiding behind his turtleneck // Actually, no, he really doesn’t. It’s easier to remember what Monk is not afraid of than what he is. He lists germs, needles, milk, death, snakes, mushrooms, heights, crowds, elevators, public speaking, and airplanes, to name a few. The thing is, that’s not obsessive-compulsive disorder. Those are phobic disorders, which are not related to OCD at all. Actual OCD involves a crippling dependence on repetition and rituals.// source is chicago tribune]
OKAY. First off. A fear of public speaking IS NOT A PHOBIA. It is a part of Social Anxiety Disorder (Performance Only).
Also, OCD does not fucking REQUIRE compulsions. YOU CAN HAVE ONLY OBSESSIONS AND STILL HAVE OCD. (See my demystifying post here!)
AND GUESS WHAT? ADRIAN MONK HAS COMPULSIONS.
Performing a ritual because of a fear (such as excessive cleaning / handwashing due to a fear of germs) is a COMPULSION.
Look at literally the first time you see Monk IN THE FUCKING OPENING CREDITS OF THE SHOW.
[Gif - Adrian Monk is walking down a street, and touches a parking meter without looking at it.]
You’d think, because he’s so germophobic, that he would avoid touching those things. NOPE. He has a compulsion to TOUCH ALL THE POLES that he passes when he’s walking.
Sure, he has phobias. BUT HE HAS OCD TOO.
One last note.
Those are phobic disorders, which are not related to OCD at all.
Hmm. Yes, that’s correct. Phobias are anxiety disorders, and OCD has its own category. I’m not sure why this is sticking out to me so much. But I’m sure it’ll be important later.
[Cracked picture - In Fight Club, the narrator has a split personality. // image of the narrator and Tyler Durden // That’s not how multiple personalities work. Those with disassociative identity disorder don’t just wake up and realize they’ve been living as another person. They don’t always know about the other personalities, and don’t black out and live as another person. Amnesia and fugue states do happen, but what you see in movies is writers combining them to suit their narrative.// Source is from mayo clinic.]
[Gif of Hades nearly being literally consumed with fiery rage, but calming himself down saying “Okay, fine, fine. I’m cool. I’m fine.]
It’s “dissociative”, not “disassociative”. We’ve had this talk in the last part, Cracked. Do a single goddamn google search so you know how to spell the goddamn names of things.
This part of the takedown comes courtesy of Maxx, one of @dinosaursindisarray’s alters:
DID isn't personalities, multiple or split or anything. That’s not just outdated terminology, it's also an incorrect description, because the alters aren't personalities at all, they're functionally other people.
“Those with DID don't just wake up and realize they've been living as another person.”
k, well, sometimes, they do.
Like, the person might not realize it as it goes on, but then something triggers an 'aha' moment (for some people) that make the symptoms more overt and noticeable, either to the person experiencing them or other people.
There could be a trigger that suddenly floods the person with enough memories to realize what's going on - memories of trauma, or bleedthrough from other alters, memories of that alter being out, etc, and then the person has enough to do research and be like 'something is /wrong/'
[For us], it was like, one day after a lot of stressful shit built up over a couple of weeks, I came out instead of Month and because I was tired and cranky. Her friends noticed and asked about it, I told the truth, and after she came back, her friends were like 'so this thing happened, what the fuck' and Month's blackouts and dissociation started making more sense and she was able to contact a professional to be like 'what the fuck is going on'.
The initial realization did happen sort of at once, which isn't entirely uncommon, especially with psych knowledge more readily available to people. (that can lead to people mistaking shit and thinking they have DID when they don't, cause misinfo, but it's still easier for people who do have it to figure out what the fuck is up and seek help than it was before).
“They always know about the other personalities"
The entire point of DID and OSDD is to keep shit hidden. Keep trauma memories hidden from the everyday life of the kid so they can function and not fucking die. Keep symptoms away from others around the kid so that they aren't abused worse. So this shit is supposed to be kept separate, and if you always know about what's going on, then it’s not happening.
"and don't black out and live as another person"
Yeah. Some people do. Like, full memory blackouts while another alter is out might not happen all the time or with every alter, but it can totally happen with DID. Not OSDD as much, I think, but still.
There are certain alters that Month has NO memory overlap from. Others that she only gets one or two things, others she remembers most of it like watching a movie, others that she remembers it like she was there but really out of it, etc. It's not necessary for every alter every time to be DID, but if there's any amnesia and blackouts between alters (and with trauma memories) then it's DID criteria.
"Amnesia and fugue states do happen"
Yeah, amnesia is that blackout thing you just said didn't happen. Might not be a full blackout but like, amnesia. not remembering. sometimes that means blackouts.
And fugue states are dissociative, but that's a separate thing from DID. Can it happen to someone with DID? Yeah. Does someone have to have DID for it to happen? Nah.
Writers do combine and add shit and dramatize the fuck out of the wrong things (see: m. night) to suit their needs rather than maintaining fact, but yeah. everything else is p much wrong
Thanks again to Maxx from @dinosaursindisarray for taking over for that one. That gave me a nice little respite! Now let’s take a look at the last one, surely it can’t be THAT bad...
[Cracked image - In Black Swan, Nina suffers from a host of conditions. // image of Nina // Real people don’t have them all at once. The film gave Nina the ballerina a cocktail of disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, cutting, and obsessive compulsive disorder, then had her descend into psychosis. The problem is that they’re incompatible conditions. People with psychosis lose touch with reality. Those with anxiety disorders like OCD and anorexia are too in touch with reality. // source is abc news]
[Gif of the only thing that can adequately convey my rage: Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever created, exploding and forming a gigantic mushroom cloud]
Okay okay okAY OKAY OKAY.
The only way I can get through this is to go from minor things to major ones.
You are right about one single thing here, Cracked. You can’t be diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia at the same time. Congratulations. If someone has symptoms of both disorders, it’s either Anorexia with the Binge Eating / Purging subtype, or OSFED (other specified feeding/eating disorder, formally known as EDNOS - eating disorder not otherwise specified).
Okay. Next up. Unless you’re counting when Nina stabs herself with the glass shard at the very end of the movie, Nina never cuts herself. She scratches herself. But I’ll give you the smallest amount of the smoking ashes left of my benefit of the doubt and say you meant “self-mutilation” here, not cutting.
Those with anxiety disorders like OCD and anorexia
OCD AND ANOREXIA ARE NOT ANXIETY DISORDERS.
Besides, you just fucking said with the Monk one that phobias are completely unrelated to OCD!! PHOBIAS ARE AN ANXIETY DISORDER!!! AT THE VERY LEAST KEEP YOUR FUCKING BULLSHIT LIES CONSISTENT!!!!!!!
On that note, where the fuck did you get OCD from in the first place??? There’s only two things I can think of that even vaguely qualify.
Nina’s compulsive scratching. But guess what??? THAT’S NOT OCD. THAT’S EXCORIATION (AKA SKIN PICKING) DISORDER.
Nina’s compulsive exercising. HELLO WHY YES THIS IS A SYMPTOM OF ANOREXIA.
People with psychosis lose touch with reality. Those with anxiety disorders like OCD and anorexia are too in touch with reality.
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Sorry about that. I repeatedly smashed my head into the keyboard.
But oh my fucking god.
THE WHOLE GODDAMN PROBLEM WITH OCD AND ANOREXIA IS THAT THEY’RE NOT CONNECTED TO REALITY.
One of the fucking specifiers for OCD is WITH ABSENT INSIGHT OR DELUSIONAL BELIEFS, which means the person in question fully believes that their illogical obsessions are true, you fuckwads!
[[Shrink’s edit - a “specifier” is a possible subcategory of a mental illness. The DSM-5 also two other possible specifiers for OCD: “With good to fair insight”, meaning the individual recognizes that their disordered beliefs are definitely or probably not true; and “With poor insight”, where the individual thinks their disordered beliefs are probably true. It is a grading of severity, not a requirement.]]
Let’s look at a some fucking case studies here. Go ahead. Read them. I’ll wait.
Tell me, Cracked. Do these sound like people who are MORE IN TOUCH with reality?! Will a person really be transported into a mirror dimension if they turn on a light switch??? If they touch something, will their ‘power’ be stolen unless they touch it again multiple times??
Also, is someone with severe anorexia who still thinks they aren’t thin enough even as they’re FUCKING STARVING THEMSELVES TO ACTUAL, LITERAL DEATH “too in touch with reality,” Cracked???
[[Another edit: most people with OCD and anorexia are not at this extreme. But it is far more accurate to say that these disorders involve losing some touch with reality than saying that they are ‘too in touch’ with reality. Seriously though, what the fuck does “too in touch” with reality even mean???]]
Oh, and it’s not like there have been studies that don’t just say that eating disorders and psychosis can co-occur, but that they might be FUCKING LINKED TO EACH OTHER!!!
And now, my esteemed Shrinky-dinks, we come to the most horrendous part of this absolutely atrocious dumpster fire of an article.
Real people don’t have them all at once.
Real people don’t have them all at once.
Real people don’t have them all at once.
ARE YOU FUCKING SHITTING ME?!?!?!?!?
Guess what, fuckfaces?
COMORBIDITY IS EXTREMELY COMMON.
Let’s look at this one study of almost 2,500 women with severe eating disorders. Guess what they fucking found?
97% had more than one fucking mental illness.
Ninety fucking seven percent.
[Image: “I made a chart since Cracked writers apparently can’t fucking read.” // a pie chart with a very small portion labeled Only ED, and the overwhelming majority labeled More than one mental disorder.]
Schizophrenia and eating disorders may not be a super common combination, BUT IT FUCKING EXISTS.
PEOPLE CAN FUCKING HAVE MORE THAN ONE MENTAL ILLNESS!!
BUT I GUESS IT DOESN’T MATTER TO YOU SINCE THEY’RE SO CRAZY THEY’RE NOT REAL PEOPLE, YOU ABLEIST FUCKING SACKS OF FUCKING SHIT.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH
[Gif - The Hulk fucking annihilating Loki by repeatedly smashing him into the ground, which is what I wish I could be doing to the writers.]
Concluding Thoughts
If I seem calmer at this point, it’s because I wrote it before the rest of this article. I have no doubt future Shrink will still be screaming into the void long after the queue finally gets to this post.
Let’s take a look at how Cracked introduced this article.
It's a losing fight, going up against the myths pop culture perpetuates. But, dammit, someone has to do it.
That someone is obviously not you. Your writers are willfully ignorant and unable to do even a simple google search of the names of the things they’re writing about to make sure they got the spelling right.
You have failed to do the fucking most basic research possible.
A monkey in a library could do a better job than you, as there’s an actual chance that in randomly throwing pieces of its own shit, a book might be knocked off a shelf and the monkey might fucking glance in its direction.
Because left unchecked, people go around spewing every dumb thing they learn from clickbait articles movies and shows that are really just using mental illnesses to advance a plot and make a buck from pageviews, instead of teach us anything useful.
You made a few typos. I fixed them for you.
So, dig in, because it's time drop a knowledge bomb on your ass.
How fucking dare you.
You are not “dropping a knowledge bomb” on us. This article is nothing more than a fucking whoopie cushion. We sit down, all excited to see myths about mental illness being exploded, but are instead given a bunch of hot air that sounds like people’s ass cheeks flapping together.
Fuck you, @cracked.
I hope your pageviews tank. I hope you have to take on so many advertisers that your readers can’t even see your content anymore. I hope no one ever submits to your ‘contests’ again, forcing you to have a staff member make up all the entries for you. I hope your heads get so stuck up your own asses that you don’t even notice that your website has been spreading malware to your readers like the cancerous bullshit your content truly is.
Oh. Wait.
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