Modern Rhetoric Surrounding Mental Health Removes Personal Responsibility

Blaming a personal failing on “my adhd” or “my anxiety” is a convenient way to remove oneself from responsibility: “it isn’t my fault I left a mess, it’s just my adhd acting up”.

When a mental condition like general anxiety disorder becomes too intertwined with personal identity, it can lead to consistent justification of the bad behavior characteristic of the condition, thereby worsening the effects rather than improving them.