problematic or not i really prefer the older names of mental disorders. social anxiety? nah, social phobia. dissociative identity? nah, multiple personality disorder. SCHIZOPHRENIA?? NOPE, MOTHER FUCKING DEMENTIA PRAECOX

they just sound so much cooler i dont make the rules (also please dont take this tweet seriously)

"Lunatic: mad, having the imagination influenced by the moon. Dr. Johnson gives the original meaning of the term but it probably covered a range of disorders such as schizophrenia and congenital disabilities."
INFLUENCED BY THE MOON?? HELP??????? WHAT THATS SO BADASS

the olden term for depression is Melancholia. FUCKING MELANCHOLIA!!?

"Amentia described a person who developed a mental disorder as a child, or early in life."
I'm adding amentia to my bio right now, try to stop me

god this thread is just me being way too hyped up from energy drinks and also my inner spite at how mentally ill people such as myself were treated in the 18th, 19th, even 20th century.. i wanna reclaim some of these words, fuck the system

tw // racism
I HATE IT HERE WHAT THE FUCK??