Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry BONUS: Pathologising Personality
Aug 27, 2025
Dive into the intriguing discussion about how society is labeling normal personality traits as disorders, particularly affecting young minds. Explore the paradox of people pleasing, where genuine kindness often clashes with societal expectations. Discover how understanding psychological differences between sexes could ease the burden of common phenomena like rumination. This engaging conversation sheds light on the complexities of modern personality dynamics and their impact on self-perception.
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Personality Is Being Medicalised
- Young people increasingly use clinical language to describe normal personality traits.
- This trend turns virtues and quirks into pathologies and normalises medicalised self-talk.
Friend Warned That Kindness Equals A Disorder
- Freya recounts praising a selfless woman and a friend warning she "might be a people pleaser."
- This exchange inspired her article about pathologising moral traits.
Assertiveness Advice Hits The Wrong People
- Advice to be less agreeable often reaches the people who are already self-assertive.
- Those who would benefit most from assertiveness are least likely to adopt that advice.