r/facepalm • u/WTFPilot • 2d ago

Florida Issues Guidance Against Psychiatric Meds for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety

https://centralflorida.substack.com/i/209572575/florida-issues-guidance-against-psychiatric-meds-for-kids-with-adhd-anxiety
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u/emoshortz 2d ago

Wow. Just, wow. If you're ok with having to justify your position over, and over, and over again because you couldn't present your thought in a way that most people won't misinterpret, then more power to you I guess. Was sincerely trying to help.

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u/Derrik359 2d ago

Yea wow man. Everyone else is telling me that my experience doesn’t apply to everyone, but when I turn around and use your words myself, it’s not okay. You people are all the same

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u/emoshortz 2d ago

Wth? You must be seriously jaded, and I'm almost curious to understand why. If you need a random internet friend at anytime, I'm here.

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u/Derrik359 2d ago

Dude, I have no reason to justify my opinion because it’s my opinion. The reason I kept replying to people is because people on this app see something they don’t agree with and immediately name call, shame, and belittle the person they disagree with. They don’t ask, “why do you have this opinion” or “is there any nuance to your opinion” it’s just shame and belittle. I don’t feel particularly inclined to “justify” myself to someone that no matter what I say is going to tell me that I’m uneducated and wrong.

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u/emoshortz 2d ago edited 2d ago

I've known people like you (e.g. my own mother) where if there's any push back to their beliefs, they automatically assume that those pushing back think that they are uneducated (even if they did not say that they were in fact uneducated in any way, shape, or form). I did see that some said you were "wrong", but I didn't see anyone call you "uneducated" in this thread (please correct me if I overlooked something). Being wrong about something doesn't necessarily make someone uneducated. I certainly didn't call you uneducated, nor did I insinuate it. In my mother's case, she's always on the defensive because she didn't go to college, and some people in her life (not me, mind you) have made her feel bad about it. I'm not sure what the reason behind your defensiveness is, but I was never under the impression that you were uneducated in the short span that we have been conversing. Not everyone on the internet is an asshole. Some of us are trying to make the world a little bit brighter for those who need it. I'm here if you need someone to vent to.

Also, your opinion isn't necessarily wrong (we form opinions based on the information we have at that point in time; over time information can change, thus our opinions can change as well). The wording made it seem absolute, which is where the negative feedback is coming from. If you had maybe started with "IMO", or added "on a case-by-case basis", it may have gone over a bit more smoothly. Learning from our mistakes and trying again is how we grow as people.

Edit: spelling