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ATT Dr. Bob and everyone else » Racer

Posted by happyflower on January 7, 2008, at 7:29:19

In reply to Re: overgeneralizing » happyflower, posted by Racer on January 7, 2008, at 3:12:51

Yes Racer,

It does help in those situations, I don't frequent the meds boards much, so it explains more of what is going on. Respect for different views has always been a rule on Babble.

It just seems to me that when I do look at the meds board, most threads are about problems with drug, ex. side effects. I would feel comforted if I knew I wasn't alone, (like going through childabuse)if I had some of the same side effects as someone else. But I guess it is how they express their views about such and such drug is the problem. But if others are not allowed to express their views or their experience, than what use is the med. board anyway?

Yes we should all be respectful of different views, I get that. So do you believe overgeneralizing is being disrespectful? I personally don't and this is why.

The thing I am worrying about is that we seem to be repremanding on Babble for something that is a cognitive thinking error of how things are communicated in writing or speaking. Since studying psychology, I see overgeneralizations a lot in real life, it is very common. I just don't feel we should punish for a common error and trying to educate is almost trying to do CBT therapy on this site. It is also almost discrimation of those with the faulty thinking ways of expressing themselves.
We are a mental health site, but should be more acceptant of those who have problems, and overgenerlizations is a problem in expressing one's self. Many people don't even realize they are doing it unless they go through therapy or it is brought to their attentinon. I am one of those who used that type of communication because it is what I learned as a child from the way my parents communicated to me. From studying, I learned different ways to express myself, but sometimes I still use overgenerlizations out of habit.

I guess what I am asking for, if we are going to make rules for overgenerlization, that is is handled more gently, blocks seem too harsh to me. It takes many clients months of therapy to learn how to communicate properly. I still mess up and I am studying to become a psychologist, probably CBT.

So a question I have is most overgenerlizations on this site used to cause people to feel put down or is is it a common cognitive problem that many are not aware they do?

I feel we should just be more tolerant of the way people express their views and not get so offended if others don't agree with us. I am working on this too. But the rules we set up for the meds boards will probably need to be enforced on all the boards, right? The deputies are overloaded as it is, do they really have time or the psychologist training to do CBT enforcements in everyone's posts?

To me blocking someone for overgeneralizations is like blocking a depressed person for feeling bad. Where do you draw the line?


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