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The Pathologisation of Distress

On the difference between symptoms, context, adaptation, and ordinary pain.

9 minDMMdistressattachment

Excerpt

A short thesis placeholder for writing about distress as information, adaptation, and relational history.

Essay Frame

Why it matters

This is a central bridge between DMM-informed theory and the tone Dyad should use with difficult material.

Core argument

Distress should be read with context before it is turned into a trait, defect, or identity.

Next Revision Notes

These are planning notes, not finished essay text.

Clarify the difference between clinical language and everyday interpretation.

Add a section on adaptation without romanticizing suffering.