#normopathy

[hysteriasteria]

every now and then i get a reminder about exactly how miserable my dad is

[yr-bed]

Normopathy is the pathological pursuit of conformity and societal acceptance at the expense of individuality. In her book, Plea for a Measure of Abnormality, psychoanalyst Joyce McDougall coined the term normopathy to describe fear of individuality. Normopathy is difficult to diagnose because normopaths are integrated in society. Normopaths depend on social approval and validation.

Christopher Bollas studied normopathy during the 1970s and 1980s with patients who had nervous breakdowns. Bollas, who called it normotic illness, considered it an obsession with fitting into society at the cost of the person's own personality. Normopaths experience emotional crisis – such as a teenager fumbling a football during a game at school – as a mania, and resort to violence or other dangerous behavior.

Normopaths often feel crippled, unable to speak or act. Normopaths perform best given a strict protocol to follow. It can cost some people a job or interfere with relationships. Normopaths constantly seek outside validation. The normopath may ask a friend what they think about a new song, dress or hairstyle before forming an opinion. Normopaths look to others to inform them how to think or believe.

Normopathy on Wikipedia

[devilsparda]

TY FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME JANNAH ILYYYY

ILY TOOOO RAY how u manage to juggle these blogs is a real talent bc i’ll log onto one character and forget abt the other (me when i lie, ismahan is forever in my brain)

[handstandrecords]

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[pantopia]

Ein Antidot zur Normopathie

Unter Normopathie wird eine Persönlichkeitsstörung des Menschen verstanden, die sich in einer zwanghaften Form von Anpassung an vermeintlich vorherrschende und normgerechte Verhaltensweisen und Regelwerke innerhalb von sozialen Beziehungen und Lebensräumen ausdrückt. Ein treibendes Moment hierbei ist das unter Aufgabe der eigenen Individualität übersteigerte Streben nach Konformität, das letztlich zu unterschiedlichen Beschwerdebildern und Symptomatiken führt und sich zu einem pathologischen Geschehen ausweiten kann. Die unbedingte Überanpassung an sozio-kulturelle Normen wird damit zur Krankheit. Da im Prinzip der Wunsch nach Normalität nicht als krankhaft, sondern eher als eine gesunde Einstellung gilt, wird die Pathologie des Geschehens mit ihrer häufig somatoformen Symptomatik oft nicht als solche wahrgenommen.

Agents of Life

[ocotearte]

“Centauro Hipermoderno” / “Hypermodern Centaur”  / Normopatía/Normopathy.2015

[unskinny]

Hey Jenny!! I know you really miss Jimmy John's, and I don't know how interested you would be in this, but I have heard that the owner of Jimmy John's hunts big game (elephants, leopards, etc) and have seen photos of him with his kills. So if you're against that, then maybe you're better off without it!

Really?! That's disappointing. Thank you for letting me know!

[peachy-strawberry-blog]

Omg your hair is so amazing and beautiful! Do you do anything special to it?

oh my gosh thank yoooouuu!   (:   no not really, i use a “damage erasing” shampoo and conditioner by garnier. and i use an anti friz polishing milk by redken. i don’t use heat on it ever, i even blow dry it with cool air.