It is human nature to crave discovery, to push limits, to ask questions. Scientists experiment, trying to find answers to complex questions; politicians debate, trying to come up with solutions to national problems; artists create, trying to put meaning to life. In this day and age, technology makes this so much easier. There is a quick fix for everything, a label, a pill. Yet we put so much effort into getting to the finish line that we don’t stop and enjoy the journey.
Even with all the modern medicine and internet sources that is so accessible to me, I do not feel like I am any more certain of who I am or where I belong. There is so much information that often I do not feel helped, but even more confused. Now that we have such a large breadth of knowledge, people can look for answers in more places and can usually get an accurate response. However, there is a disconnect: we might have the Psychology to explain, but we are still in doubt, because although we have mapped out every scientific possibility we cannot solve the mysteries of the heart and soul.
Is society constraining us with all these terms and labels and solutions? Does someone who is diagnosed with ADHD or Bipolar Disorder feel lesser than just because a doctor threw some words at them? Just like when you tell yourself that you’re sick and subsequently start feeling the symptoms more prominently, I worry that by labeling someone, they end up feeling stuck in a box or limited. One’s whole mentality changes! That being said, there is definitely validity to diagnosing a medical disorder. I’m just saying, let’s not limit people by calling them a certain name. It happens all the time in high school: the jocks, the nerds, the “cool kids”, etc. Arbitrary names that don’t actually describe someone’s full nature. Let them be free!
Even with all the modern medicine and internet sources that is so accessible to me, I do not feel like I am any more certain of who I am or where I belong. There is so much information that often I do not feel helped, but even more confused. Now that we have such a large breadth of knowledge, people can look for answers in more places and can usually get an accurate response. However, there is a disconnect: we might have the Psychology to explain, but we are still in doubt, because although we have mapped out every scientific possibility we cannot solve the mysteries of the heart and soul.
Is society constraining us with all these terms and labels and solutions? Does someone who is diagnosed with ADHD or Bipolar Disorder feel lesser than just because a doctor threw some words at them? Just like when you tell yourself that you’re sick and subsequently start feeling the symptoms more prominently, I worry that by labeling someone, they end up feeling stuck in a box or limited. One’s whole mentality changes! That being said, there is definitely validity to diagnosing a medical disorder. I’m just saying, let’s not limit people by calling them a certain name. It happens all the time in high school: the jocks, the nerds, the “cool kids”, etc. Arbitrary names that don’t actually describe someone’s full nature. Let them be free!
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