Psycho Babble Bullshit

It seems we're looking to make everything a disorder. I'm sorry, but "Intermittent Explosive Disorder" (the guys in Iraq know a lot about IEDs, but those aren't assholes with road rage) is bullshit in any case where there is not some sort of brain damage. I read about a case where a guy had a tumor on his brain and became violent. But people who can't handle their rage were raised by monkeys, not mentally ill.

I know that these people need therapy to learn how to not be assholes. I believe that in cases like this, basic cognitive/behavior therapy works really well. And I know that to have health insurance pay for it it needs to have a name. Blue Cross does not cover "issues" or "baggage". It's when the psychologists start believing in the "disorder" themselves that I get really, really disappointed. The disease model makes it not one's own fault. This is true for everything from alcoholism to temper tantrums. GIVE ME A BREAK. The name is not the problem. The behavior is the problem. But finding out how many people do things that fit your favorite new term does not help anyone. OH MY GOD! Did you know that one million percent of Americans get pissed off and throw things? WHAT WILL WE DO?

You'll help those who need help. It does not matter how many people you are going to make money off of. It does not matter what you call their issues. Come up with a name to get the insurance companies off your back and get over yourself. You have NOT discovered anything new. You have just come up with a new name for it. Which does nothing and means nothing.

Why are psychologists so goddamned obsessed with semantics? I will never understand how new labels help folks understand themselves and become better people.