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TempusFuggio t1_j4yanw1 wrote

Or are students who are more vulnerable to suicidal thoughts having a persecution complex about being discriminated against…

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Alarmed-Pollution-89 t1_j4z2szh wrote

As a kid that was bullied I can tell you that it is both. I was definitely bullied my entire childhood but I also had a persecution complex that complicated it. Towards the end of high school I dropped the persecution complex but the bullying didn't stop I just didn't care anymore

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CletusDSpuckler t1_j4ydn5f wrote

Indeed.

A couple of years ago, I read an article in the NYTimes from a woman who was complaining about a lifetime of discrimination and micro aggressions.

Every example in the article - every single one - I had experienced in my life. I know no one is discriminating against me as a regular white man in a white majority city.

Some people are rude, ignorant, self absorbed, or any combination. If you see everything as discrimination, maybe you're the problem.

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mythrowawaypdx t1_j4z5ryn wrote

Discrimination and institutional racism are huge issues in the USA. For example a poor white family can secure lower home loan interest rates than a high income black family. This is one example of how things aren’t balanced for some POC and discrimination is just one more stressor to a general system that isn’t fair. As a black woman I’ve had people be openly racist/ sexist towards me and it’s very different than someone just being rude. Theres a lot of evidence regarding discrimination and it’s negative impact on marginalized groups & one random NYT article doesn’t disprove this https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/high-income-black-homeowners-receive-higher-interest-rates-low-income-white-homeowners

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hannson t1_j4yf1h0 wrote

> I know no one is discriminating against me as a regular white man in a white majority city

But as an athiest white man in a white religious majority?

But as as a homeless white man in a white majority city?

But as a fat white man in a sexy white majority city?

But as an old white man in a young majority city?

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ShexyBaish6351 t1_j4yj989 wrote

Lemme’ guess…. Zero background in psychology, but entirely confident in your mastery of the subject?

Since when has suicidal thoughts lead to a persecution complex? Did you stop to think for even two second before you decided to say something this ignorant?

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shaboobalaboopy510 t1_j56gkc1 wrote

"You are wrong because this topic makes me uncomfortable, let me tell you what you're actually going through" This attitude is a huge part of the problem

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TempusFuggio t1_j58be7b wrote

I was just asking a question, please don’t assume I was having an attitude.

My thinking is - maybe paranoia and suicidal thoughts are different sides to the same coin. Hard to tell which is face up or face down.

Some people who feel they are discriminated against - have been discriminated against

Some of them have not. A subset of the people who have not been discriminated against are:

1 - looking to profit from perceived discrimination Or 2 - Paranoid

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