4 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly 

You left out a couple psychological terms that people tend to overuse/use incorrectly a lot: - Autism - ADHD

My childhood friend committed suicide last summer because she was bipolar. She'd been secretly seeing a therapist but couldn't afford the drugs. She was so ashamed that she didn't tell anyone, and she was gone before anyone could help. The morning before she called me out of nowhere, after years of not seeing each other, and told me that had been diagnosed. She asked me to book a ticket to come see her, so I did as soon as she hung up. I arrived the next afternoon to the news she had killed herself. Ever since this happed I have gone berserk when someone says they have bipolar disorder because they were sad yesterday but now they're happy. Please respect the people who have these disorders.

As someone with severe OCD nothing pisses me off more than when someone, for example, organizes some magazines on a coffee table and then says "Sorry, I'm like totally OCD about things like that"

I'm sorry Hank I.....I just hate doing dishes!

I think the most missused term is "depressed/ depresssion"

As someone who suffers from OCD and PTSD I really appreciate videos like this. Because of the overuse of the term, I had to defend my actual condition's existence to friends.

I have a friend who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He went to a concert and got attacked after leaving. A scuffle ensued and his attacker was left with wounds that later killed him. This person has never been violent, angry, or carried a weapon. This didn't stop people from bullying both him and his mother over facebook because they were misinformed on schizophrenia and its onset. I've even had coworkers joke about the situation after I told them what was happening. If anyone takes anything away from this video, please think about judging others before getting all the details. My heart goes out to people with mental disorders and their families and friends who take care of them.

While it's a neurological disorder and not a mental disorder, i hate how much wrongly the term "autistic" can be used. I've heard so many people around me saying stuff like "Oh, it's so autistic, binge-watching a tv show the entire night". Most people have no idea what being autistic means and, worst of all, they don't want to hear what an autistic person has to say about it. I know that, i try to advocate as much as i can about my autism and neurotypical people can be quite... not so nice about it, to say the least.

I see a lot of people misuse the term “antisocial” when they really mean “asocial”. Antisocial: lack of conscience and morals Asocial: not social

That white and gold shirt is lovely.

This is a very relieving video to watch considering how my own family suffers from these disorders on a daily regular basis. Hearing people use these terms in casual everyday small talk does set me on edge a little... My father was subject to abuse and trauma as a young boy while my mother had birthing complications which would eventually result in many illnesses mentioned here in this video, all on the severe side of the spectrum. It's a miracle my little sister and I came out as well as we did. Now I can just refer everyone misusing these terms to this video XD

Thank you for bringing attention to the negative effect the casual misuse of these terms has on society. A student of mine developed schizophrenia her final year in school. It was a heartbreaking experience. Most of her paranoia and hallucinations involved her younger brother, who adores her. The things she accused him of would just gut him. I can only imagine how hard it is for him to hear people throw that term around while his sister is truly suffering.

It really starts to wear down on me after a while when I constantly hear people describe themselves or others as "OCD" and "bipolar" when those two mental disorders completely robbed me of my teenage years and have caused me so much hardship. Other 15 year old girls were excited about spin-the-bottle and the latest drama with their friends while I was struggling to make it through the school year. Mental illness carries a huge stigma and there is so much misinformation and ignorance regarding it. Throwing around names of mental disorders as adjectives to describe personality quirks perpetuates this.

I see a lot of people saying that complaining about incorrect use of these terms is just choosing to be offended and that we should be able to use language how we want. I 100% agree that you can use language in whatever way you like, and language evolves and words take on new meaning in social settings. But I feel that if you find out that, actually, incorrect use of these words can hurt someone, and is generally harmful to the way that people with mental illness see themselves - and how society judges people with mental illness - then it is just kinder to use the words with more caution. We should all, surely, aim to be kinder to each other.

"Allow me to suggest... a Thesaurus." Made me smile...

People REALLY need to stop saying the word "triggered" for no damn reason.

Another commonly misused psychological term is the word "phobia." I hear people talking about all of their "phobias" when they have no idea what they're talking about.

We can add "paranoid" to the list.

All my yes. People tend to use terms casually that...really aren't supposed to be used that way.

This guy is fabulous, been watching some of his clips and he seems very knowledgeable in all kinds of epistemological fields from physics to chemistry and biology to sociology, history, psychology / psychiatry, epidemiology, etc. etc., and great at motivating people to be curious and seek knowledge. We need more people like him. Keep it up guys at SciShow. Make science and empirical knowledge appear as fascinating as it really is. Liked and Subbed!! :)

same with the word "triggered".

As a person who suffers from some of these issues, thank you for dispelling some of the misconceptions. As well as helping to encourage ppl to identify us as a person with a problem, not a problem person.

I hate when people incorrectly use Autistic or restarted as insults

Wait...I have never heard schizophrenia used in that way! Normally I hear people use the term bi-polar to refer to something like that...

This is a great video, because some of my friends use "autistic" as an insult. I have a cousin who is autistic, so it's particularly insulting to me, because my cousin, as well as many autistic people, are actually quite bright. Using autism as an insult, or any word that describes a certain group of people or a certain mental issue, is belittling the people who actually have that condition.

Hank, I don't know how you do it, but it's the second time one of your videos gave me an overwhelming Deja vu.

Thank you so much for this. I have schizophrenia and I hear people say schizo and psycho (or call me schizo and psycho) all the time. It's as if saying all I am (or other people) is a schizophrenic. All they really mean is insane or a potential serial killer. I'm really hope this video helps some people understand this problem.

Very good info. Sensitivity to those with mental health disorders is an important part of beginning to destigmatize those who are diagnosed. So much of what we think we know is based on misinformation. Thank you for presenting this subject in an entertaining, but sensitive, manner.

That picture frame Those hoodie strings They are driving me insane Unequal pizza slices Fonts of different sizes It's more than I can take Missing parentheses Uneven capris Googling "askew" Bags opened from the wrong end Should be recognized as a sin, along with An unsolved Rubik's Cube I gotta make things right Make it the way it's supposed to be It's my OCD Toilet paper facing inwards Unsynchronized synchronized swimmers A closet that's not organized Pills removed out of sequence Sideburns that are not even That one rebel mini blind I gotta make things right Make it the way it's supposed to be It's my OCD Mr.Neal, how's everything going? Fine Would you like to take a break? Yeah, actually that'd be Great. I hope you're hungry, I've prepared some snacks for you. Enjoy I gotta make things right Make it the way it's supposed to be It's my OCD All right, we're all done, you're free to go Mr.Neal? Mr.Neal? Can I come back tomorrow?

I love it when a 12 year old says "I don't wanna go out, I'm too antisocial for that." when they're really just shy.

Nice white and gold shirt

I'm surprised that autism isn't listed. Internet no lives use it as an insult which is a terrible insult and those who use it need to find a better one xD Sometimes I think I have ocd but it's just my occasional neat freak kicks in and.. Yeah, I have some autism so that effects that a bit too.

Person gets startled, says "JEEZ! YOU ALMOST GAVE ME A PANIC ATTACK" Um. Have you ever had an actual panic attack? Do you feel like the world is literally ending? Can you breathe? Are you screaming? Is your heart rate dangerously high? Are you visibly shaking? Are you scared to be in public? Do you cry when people touch you? Have you been forcefully sedated? Panic attacks aren't a trivial thing. They're not just some stupid metaphor. They're actually a really horrible thing to go through, okay? Sincerely, a person with an anxiety disorder diagnosed by a mental health professional.

I like this episode a lot, since this stuff has always irritated me! Also, I think that "panic attack" and "ADD/ADHD" are really misunderstood by the general public and used incorrectly. You might've been nervous, but I doubt that you had a panic attack. You might be distracted, but you probably don't have ADD/ADHD. Even more annoying is when people don't know the difference between ADD and ADHD...

No, I do think my first BF _was_ a sociopath... I didn't know that at the time (I was 19) but after talking to mental health professionals, they told me they thought he was... Of course, without seeing him they couldn't be sure. Why did I end up seeing mental professionals you ask? Because I ended up with PTSD and depression because of the hell I went through with him. What else would you call and person that beats the hell out of you, rapes you, chokes you, steals your money, tells everyone _you're_ the crazy one (not according to the doctors), and when you finally get him to leave stalks you, tries to seal your truck (because you _owe_ it to him... (As is what her took from you already wasn't enough..) Tells everyone you tried to kill him. holds a loaded 12 gauge shotgun to your head and threatens to blow your head off because "You are such a worthless bitch" and hands your next bf a note that stats "If you get married, I will kill you, and rape and kill her (as in me)". *And shows NO remorse*. Guess what landed him in jail... Intimate partner violence, armed robbery, and grand theft auto... I wasn't the only person he did this to. I hope the other ladies get the help they need. Here's the main points that distinguish a sociopath. 1) A disregard for laws and social mores 2) A disregard for the rights of others 3) A failure to feel remorse or guilt 4) A tendency to display violent behavior. From www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wicked-deeds/201401/how-tell-sociopath-psychopath And before you whine and cry that I hate guys, not true... Guys have been some of my best friends. Just not _that_ guy. Shudders...

I thought Sociopathy and Psychopathy were different things...

There's something that I find far worse than using these words in ways for which they weren't intended. I was diagnosed with OCD as a teenager and although I manage it (and hide it) fairly well to the point where most people only begin to notice it (as far as I know) when they know me well and for a long time, I have found that people not only don't take it seriously but they think it's funny. After people learn my repetitive behaviors and catch me performing some menial task over and over again until I get it right, they'll mess up my work because they know I'll have to do it again. For example, while having a meal with friends and casually talking I might do something mundane like carefully move small objects near me so that they are in even rows and everything is straight. If one didn't know me they may not notice what I'm doing but those who do think it's funny to mess it up when I'm done and watch me have to do it again. While I've spoken with my close friends about why that's absolutely disgusting and they've largely stopped, people who know me just well enough to know but not well enough where I've explained it to them will do it. Even my friends can't seem to help themselves every now and then. They catch me squaring a book with the edge of the table (which might take five minutes) and just as I walk away they'll move the book. It really fucking sucks and unless one experiences it for themselves they cannot possibly understand what that does to me. People treat OCD as a joke. It's not about being neat. I'm a messy person but as long as there's order to the chase in my head then I don't care if the table is messy. A pile of books on the floor doesn't bother me as long as they're ordered by size and perfectly straight. Hell, I've even straightened garbage in the garbage can. But people don't get that and if they did, they'd stop making joking about it, at least in the way they joke now (there are dark jokes about everything but that comes from a place of understanding, not malice).

Many people self-diagnosed with those words (and autism, and aspergers) almost as if it made them special...but no, unless you have been diagnosed by a doctor, odds are those are just personality traits (and that's cool). No everything has to be a disease.

Thank you so much for making this video! My father is severely bipolar and I've seen him suffer with the stigma that our society attaches to mental disorders all of my life. It is nice to see someone clarifying these terms and supporting the idea that those who suffer from these disorders are more than the condition they struggle to live with every day.

I got misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and they put me on antipsychotics for it and it totally fucked up my head. after I started taking it, I actually started acting like I did have it. I have bipolar disorder

what about depression? if you're sad because tour boyfriend has dumped you, you're not depressed, you're just sad

Thank you so much for this video! You described/defined everything perfectly with the short time frame you had, and as someone with bipolar, I especially appreciate your description/definition of it :)

I don't always agree with your perspectives, or simply can't find use for the information you present on this channel, but I believe this is a very important concept that people need to understand. The english language is deep for a reason, and we should be very precise when describing such conditions. This is also why "exaggerating" is so destructive and really not very humorous. Great video.

1% doesn't really sound like "rare" to my ears...

What about the erroneous use of the word "narcissist!"

Tumblr should force everyone to watch this video when they make a new account.

How about "depressed" instead of sad. And also, I really don't think people should be offended when people use terms like these colloquially, I suffered from horrible OCD for years and I understand that people aren't trying to downplay the disorder or offend people.

All I can say about this video is thank you. I have been diagnosed bipolar since 2010 and it is great to have a video like this out there to help people understand how some of the things they say can affect someone without even realizing it.

A lot of people also like to use the term "autistic" for nearly everything... It is getting annoying.

Psychopathy is a genetic disorder while a sociopath is influenced by social factors growing up.Both are known as anti-social personality disorder however they are slightly different . Psychopaths have no empathy or emotion while sociopaths do particularly towards loved ones. Psychopaths have controlled behavior while sociopaths are erratic . Psychopaths have a high predisposition to violence while that varies among sociopaths but violent crimes by psychopaths are very low in number. Sociopaths are impulsive and their violent outbreaks tend to be unplanned while a psychopath would be very calculating and manipulative . Psychopaths tend to have successful careers and can maintain a steady careers while sociopaths find it hard to hold down a job. The opposite is true in relationships ,psychopaths are mostly unable to maintain steady relationships ,they are master manipulators .Sociopaths can have superficially normal relationships. ASPD is more a spectrum though than a set thing.

Could you go over how depression is misused often?

i personally have ADD (so not nearly as extreme as the things discussed in this video), and one of the most important thing that people don't seem to know about things like add, down syndrome, autism, and things like that which some people might call a disorder, is that it isn't purely bad. most of the big scientists/inventors had AD(H)D (and left handed), people with autism are just amazingly talented, and people with down syndrome are extremely sociable and nice people. If there was a pill i could take to remove my ADD, i would refuse. it's something i have, and it's a big part of what makes me me. it doesn't make me better than other people, it doesn't make me worse than other people, it makes me different. and i'm proud of that.

Anorexia would be another one. Many people around me say that when they see a skinny person that that person has anorexia. What they really mean is, "they are skinny," but they also most likely intend to mean Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia is simply a loss of appetite. While Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological disorder where a person will go to great extremes to avoid eating with the intention of losing weight.

Thank you very much for this video! As someone who suffers from a psychological disorder myself, I'm glad that you're raising awareness for these kinds of conditions and maybe get more people to understand them better and take them seriously. It would be desperately needed in our society imo.

Stop pointing at me when you say schizophrenia.

My cousin is schizophrenic. It's one of those that I never misused.

This gentleman's voice is very comforting.

Antisocial is one. I see many people confuse antisocial and asocial, especially "emo" teens.

I suffer from chronic Anxiety and Depression, on top of Schizophrenic Dis-associative Personality Disorder, and leave my house maybe once a month (because I don't really have a choice). I've been on dozens of medications since I was a young kid, struggled with suicide, and have barely ever maintained much of any kind of relationship with anyone. When people tell me to get over it, or say I'm just lazy, or a pussy, it doesn't make things easier. I don't think I'm the one with the problem, it's everyone else who thinks it makes me less of a person who has the problems.

This video popped up just now in my feed. I’m a psych student so I thought this would be fun. I’m proud of myself, I knew all these. Knowledge is great. It really helps you understand people and then they become more tolerable, then you in turn become a much more tolerable human being. It’s the great cycle of compassion.

I thought Psychopathy and Sociopathy were extremely different. From what I've heard/read, psychopaths have no conscience, no empathy, and so on, but also had no will, want, or desire to harm others. They just do not have the capacity of feeling emotions. Then, sociopaths are people who gain pleasure from controlling, manipulating, and harming people, as well as enjoying attention and getting away with harming others.

Thank you, I have OCD and know someone with schizophrenia, and I am always hearing these terms get misused! Another term that is misused, though not nearly as often luckily, is "autistic" being used as a synonym for "stupid"... as an autistic person myself, I would love if you could do a video clearing up the confusion. Love your videos!

Absolutely one of the best summaries I've ever come across. Massive respect to your writers for this truly fantastic explanation of some otherwise clouded and complex conditions. Thank you.

I have been diagnosed with autism, which to my knowledge is a mental disorder... I might be wrong. However it doesn't as far as I know effect my life in a deviant way. So I'm confused, could you clarify.

Also "Schizoid" isn't really the same as Schizophrenic. Schizoid Personality "Disorder" exists, and it's not really anything like Schizophrenia. Schizoid Personality is where you come off emotionally cold to everyone, isolate yourself and prefer to be isolated or have difficulty telling that you are lonely. It's not just introversion, it's some far extreme of it I guess. I mean, it's more complected than that, but basically.

This is absolutely the BEST description of both these disorders as well as the all too common ways people misunderstand them. Kudos!

Im using the diabetic thing on my health-nut friends.

I'm right there with you until that tiny bit about 'psychopathy' being an outdated term- it is most certainly not an outdated term, at least, not in the forensic arena, and professionals use all three (Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and ASPD) interchangeably. Lately, more often than not, professionals ascribe to the thought that a psychopath is 'born' while a sociopath/ASPD person is 'made' and ties this all rather closely to the nature v. nurture debate. Terms are not exactly officially defined like the DSM has done in the past, and psychopathy/sociopathy is not technically a diagnosis, but they are all still constructs that are heavily researched in forensic populations and there is talk of bringing them back as part of a "spectrum" classification to ASPD. There's also some really cool theories on evolution and how that ties in to psychopathy. The rest is spot on and THANK YOU for this video.

Thank You! It's so frustrating to see these mistakes made, with little opportunity to inform or correct them, and when the confused person is not open to explanations about why the behavior is not just inaccurate, but harmful.

My mother was diagnosed as bipolar many years ago. After eventually finding a tumor in her thyroid, which was benign and removed, she stopped using her medication for her condition. Her reasoning for this is that "Doctors are out to get her" and the world is against her. Over the past year and a half she has begun talking to herself and acting as if she is arguing with someone when nobody is there. Whenever confronted about this act, she either brushes it off as non-existent behavior or says she was just thinking out loud. Granted, her "Thinking out loud" consists of her screaming at the top of her lungs in her room majority of the day. She also swears far more (not that I'm against swearing), but it's just not that usual for her to swear as much as she does now. Would this be considered an extreme state of her being bipolar? Or is this perhaps schizophrenia?

proud to say I rarely use those terms so lightly. I guess it helps I was raised by my grandmother who had a degree in psychology and I myself was interested in the subject the first 2 years of collage

Just say "crazy". It implies strangeness without insulting anyone. It can even be positive if you use it right. Please, don't be an armchair psychologist.

As someone with fairly serious depression and anxiety, this couldn't be more of a non-issue to me. This alleged stigmatization of people with mental disorders is one of those things I hear about happening far more than I actually see evidence of it happening. That's not to say I'm against the message of this video, I just think it's fine to put it in perspective sometimes, there are far worse things happening in the world than someone misusing the term bipolar or someone thinking your depression is just sadness.

Sherlock described himself as a highly functioning sociopath, the key is highly functioning and whatever that's supposed to mean.

Love this video! Back when I was a psychology major, I always meet people who try to tell me “bi-polar=multi personality disorder, and antisocial means they don’t want to make friends”, and when you try to tell them otherwise, they get mad. It was driving me crazy in the beginning and then I just learned to ignore it.

How do 207 people dislike this?

As someone who has had psychological problems, I give blanket permission to all to use these words if you feel like it. I really don't care if you think your boss is "crazy" or your neighbour is a "schizo." They probably are, and I'm hearing voices, so I have bigger problems to deal with than your correct terminology. mm-kay? Wacko out.

Thank you for bringing this topic to light. I may be over sensitive, but as a person with bipolar 1 and schizoaffective disorder, I'm often hurt by the way people casually and incorrectly incorporate certain terms into their everyday vocabulary.

The song "Amnesia" really bugs me. The chorus goes "I wish that I could wake up with amnesia / and forget about the stupid little things." But (technicalities aside, since I don't think amnesia works quite like that) isn't that comparable to saying "I wish that I could wake up with OCD so I can clean my room"?

Lovely white and gold shirt

By far one of my favorite scishow videos! As someone who has bipolar disorder it irks me hearing people say someone is bipolar simply because they were okay one minute and then got irritated by something. Before I was diagnosed I hated myself and I did know why I was different and what was wrong with me. People need to understand there is a differen between simple mood swing and bipolar disorder.

Wow after watching an 8 minute video, an issue I didn't give a shit about became an issue I give even fewer shits about.

Is feeling the need to post first on everything a disorder? What should we call it?

Thank you so much. I've been making this point for years. Having dealt with PTSD and depression, it severely aggravates me when people trivialize these terms by using them to describe every day occurrences.

Actually the whole Sherlock calling himself a Sociopath is correct. A sociopath can still have empathy towards others and can realize when they hurt others but often don't think beforehand that what they might do or say might have a negative effect on their loved ones. IE Sherlock is super duper obsessed with his puzzles and often puts them before his friends but when he does hurt his friends he does realize and does care but really can't figure out or stop himself from doing what makes him happy, ie his puzzles, without hurting his friends. Like he knows what he did was wrong but he just can't figure out beforehand if something is right or wrong for the most part.

With bipolar disorder there are two types, kind of like with diabetes. I have bipolar type two, so in people like me the manic states aren't as severe (called hypomania) as in people with type one. People with bipolar II also tend to have longer depressive episodes.

I was diagnosed as bipolar around age 13. I was checked into an in patient treatment program for a few months. My medication has been stable for a while now, and I went on to finish school, my bachelor's, master's, and I'm almost finished with my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. It does effect my life somedays but for the most part I keep it in check via medicine and exercises given to me by my psychiatrist. I don't get offended when I hear people misuse my disorder because I know they don't mean anything by it, but I can see why others get upset.

I also hate the rise of the misuse of the terms 'autist', 'autistic' or 'autism' in reference to people that they disagree with on the internet. Just because someone is on either one side or the other of a polarised issue of current affairs, that doesn't make them autistic and neither do they exhibit autistic traits when vlogging about it just because you disagree with their perspective. It's almost as damaging to the public perception of autism as the old term for any condition on the autistic spectrum (i.e. "mental redardation"), and the misuse of these terms makes my blood boil with rage at you!

"Man, that guy's a total thesaurus"

Thank You for this video. I am one of those people who can't leave my home because of severe Social Anxiety Disorder. So many people use Psychological terms as throw away adjectives, which belittles the conditions' sufferers. When these terms are used for people who don't have the conditions, it tends to make it seem as though we all have a choice whether to be mentally ill or not. Too often, people think we can just decide one day to be well, and that isn't how it works. It can take medication, therapy and sometimes electroshock therapy to get to a point of even minimal improvement. Medication has to be adjusted or changed as the effectiveness diminishes, and an improvement doesn't mean you're cured, only that the condition is better controlled. Having a psychological disorder can lead people to view you with disapproval or fear. The more we understand each other as individuals and not just as a label, the better we become as a society. More research and treatment resource funding needs to be available to help those who need it, or who may need it in the future.

THANK YOU! But the comments are full of people self diagnosing after this video. Please get a professional diagnosis before you say "I have (insert a mental health disorder)" you can say "I think I have (insert mental health disorder)" when you're suffering from said disorder and is diagnosed it feels extremely disrespectful when people use those terms without a proper diagnosis.

Popular White Girl: "Oh my God I so have ADHD!" Me: ".....um...I'm standing right here..."

Cannot tell you how much I LOVED this video! For several reasons... First because you're showing people that using these terms as metaphors diminishes the real disorders...especially for those of us who suffer from them...like me. I was diagnosed with paranoid schizo-affective disorder when I was 16. For those who don't know that term...basically I have the 'best' of both worlds - as in the fact that I have both symptoms of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. I suffer from auditory, visual and tactile hallucinations as well as the highs and lows that come from the bipolar side of this. And it drives me batty when people use these terms so casually. Like you said in the video, it diminishes the diagnoses and even sometimes gives people the wrong idea about what these disorders really are. The other thing I love that you mentioned at the end of the video is to not let the disorder define you. It took me many years before I finally came to the realization that when I said that "I'm schizophrenic" (and I usually do say that cause its much easier than saying "paranoid schizo-affective") that I was defining myself by my disorder...and that's not who I am at all. Its just something that I have... So thank you SO much for making this video! It means a lot to those of us who have these disorders that there's someone willing to take the time to educate people out there who may not be aware about these types of mental illnesses

The disease that deals with different personalities in one brain is called DID or Dissociative Identity Disorder which is when different personalities with completely different mindsets, looks, names, ages and backgrounds come from the same one personality. This split mostly happens because of an extremely traumatic event that the mind is trying to shield and protect you from. However this does not mean if your family suddenly dies you will obtain this disorder, because it doesn't happen to just anyone. However I'm not an expert at all so dont quote me on any of that and instead to your own research if you want to know more

As far as i know there is a difference between psyco and sociopath. Dnews made a video about it. It is something about psycopaths not understanding right from wrong because of a lack of empathy and a strong drive for pleasure . Sociopaths on the other hand understand that there are things that are right and wrong but their right and wrong looks different than ours. They might think that is is okay to kill for a 'good' cause while a psycopath would hurt others because why not. I'm not an expert this is just how i understand it. Sherlock might be a sociopath after all :) he does live by a 'means justify the ends' sort of code.

As a person struggling with schizophrenia, it's consequences and the related social stigma, and who is frequently frustrated by the way the term is misused and misunderstood, I really appreciate this video. SciShow is always super awesome but this time in particular it is extra super awesome. Thank you SciShow :) You've put a bit of light in what, for me, has been a pretty dark day - I often visit this channel and others like it when I crave company and intelligent conversation but am prevented from seeking it and/or enjoying it by what I see (but which others may not see) going on around me.

Wait...that means my robots are not pyschos, thanks for the help SciShow

hanks old haircut. oh my lord.

I was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Videos like these ease my anxiety of stigmatisation. :)

And let's not say it was a terrible day at work because there was no terror, and you are not starving because your haven't eaten for 6 hours, and you are not actually in love with Hello Kitty, and in fact let's just never speak again.