Post #1664115
2026-04-21 03:13 UTC
Quick and easy guide to tell if something you're reading is real psychology or pop psychology.
Does it seek to shame people who have the "condition", or does it view them with compassion?
If you see something demonising narcissists, sociopaths, porn addictions, hypersexuality, etc... that's pop psych.
If you see something encouraging patience and understanding for people who talk to themselves on the bus, or don't dress themselves "right", that's probably real psych.
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@Misofist@girlcock.club 2026-04-21 03:14
And to be clear, real psychology still has a lot of issues with over-pathologisation of certain things. But it's gradually getting better, and the attitudes of clinicians towards even pathologised conditions are still generally compassionate.