ChildOfNowhere wrote:As important and interesting as it is, and as much I'd like to add to it myself, this conversation is straying from the original topic. If you'd like to continue over at SD&D, though, I'm sure many people would welcome the opportunity to give their own opinion on ASPD and whatever other specific disorders you decide to bring up.
Re: writing mental illnesses, I think that phrasing itself is a bit of a problem. Yes, they are most definitely important to give lots of attention to when writing characters suffering from/diagnosed with any, but still remember you're writing characters, people first — not their diagnoses.
Great way of putting it. People are not their labels.
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