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If you think of it as a normal band of behaviour with overlapping traits, rather than some arbitrary trigger point, it'll probably make more sense.

Disorder categorisations, particularly cognitive ones, are still very much social constructs though, yes.
What exactly determines a 'normal' band of behaviour other than for it being the most common one?

If 99% of the population had anxiety and depression and 1% didn't, would that 1% be deemed to be abnormal? Probably.

Imagine having to deal with these freaks that simply coast through life? :)
 

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What exactly determines a 'normal' band of behaviour other than for it being the most common one?

If 99% of the population had anxiety and depression and 1% didn't, would that 1% be deemed to be abnormal? Probably.

Imagine having to deal with these freaks that simply coast through life? :)
Big difference between being depressed or anxious than having clinically-significant anxiety or depression, then again having a depression or anxiety disorder.

That's what I'm saying. It's 'normal' to be sad from time to time, and mental illness - as it's currently defined - affects just about everyone at some point in their life. Especially in modern civilisation, it's abnormal to not feel some kind of distress about the state of affairs.

All of that said, Hird hasn't been acting rationally for sometime.
 

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What exactly determines a 'normal' band of behaviour other than for it being the most common one?

If 99% of the population had anxiety and depression and 1% didn't, would that 1% be deemed to be abnormal? Probably.

Imagine having to deal with these freaks that simply coast through life? :)
I'm with Thy - where's the ruddy point in amongst all this??! lol
 

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I congratulate all those brave hearts who keep the forum ticking over in the off season - and forgive you all your indiscretions as you will forgive me mine in due course - when I tell you what is what and why is why when the season kicks off and the Mighty Old Dark Navy Blues continue their long march towards #17.
 

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James Hird has plotted his own tragic course

Patrick Smith doesn't hold back here.
Certainly makes his point but just doesn't seem to be the right approach.

Danny Corcoran the weekend told News Corp: “I walked out of (Hird’s) ICU unit and just felt the total despair of how systemic bullying and harassment of a person had caused him to fall into such a dire state.
Systematic Danny? Systematic?
Would love him to explain how this 'system' worked.
 

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Patrick Smith's approach is spot on for mine.
1. He should, of course, have our sympathy and constant concern.
2. Hird is ill and we should all pray that he makes a full recovery.
3. Hird, sadly, drove himself to the intensive care unit, calling the directions all the way
Some of it feels a little too contradictory.
Sledge hammer one moment, fluffy stuff the next....and I for one sure won't be praying for James.

Is the last line a metaphor or does Patrick know something?
 

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Ready for the term 'Mysoginist' to be thrown around here, but should articles on the Womens League be mixed wth the Mens League on the AFL website?

Would it be better and clearer for them to be separate?
I can understand the need for the current sell but are you going to want articles mixed between the two leagues?
 

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Don't try and bring race into the conversation, I'm talking about a stupid name not the colour of his skin
What makes it a stupid name? Is it because it's something you aren't used to or familiar with? It's actually a Welsh variation on the name Justin, so it's a strange name for an indigenous person to have (although Eades is of English origin, so he must have some British heritage mixed in).
I didn't know the origin of it until this conversation, but I quite like it.
Admittedly I shouldn't have brought race into it and made the silly assumption that it was a traditional Aboriginal name, having never heard of it before, but I don't see the need to call it stupid for no obvious reason.
 
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