Nearly all human traits lie on continuums. Even many multi-trait conditions can be viewed as having distinct traits that each lie at one end of a spectrum. There are a number of cases where we only have a word for one side of a psychological spectrum, and we lack a word for what you'd be like if you inverted all the most common traits of a condition. Here's an attempt to give names to these opposites:
[Note: I've updated this post based on some feedback in the comments I received when I firs...
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On Philosophical Disorders
I'd like to propose a new term: "philosophical disorder."
It's when someone has a persistent belief that's both highly inaccurate and substantially harmful. Here are some examples:
A false belief that you are unlovableBeing convinced that God punishes pre-marital with deathBelieving that "no usually means yes" in sexual encounters
Whereas a psychological disorder consists of emotions, thoughts, and personality traits creating distress or impairment, many WITHOUT psychological challenge...
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