A Lazy Serpent
04/09/2007 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izmeinaThe Izzie now has an excellent excuse for our bad behaviour of late
And just in case that funny embedded box does not work
The Big Bad Beach Bug
Woman: You've heard about SARS, AIDS and bird flu. Now researchers from Australia claim we're about to be hit by a new epidemic: Motivational Deficiency Disorder.
According to the British Medical Journal one in five people are said to suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, or Moded, and most don't even know they have it. Symptoms include being unable to get out of bed in the morning, being trapped on the couch, or wanting to spend the entire day at the beach.
Jane Shields: Hello, this is Background Briefing on ABC Radio National. I'm Jane Shields; and you too, or your children, may be suffering from this mental illness.
Man: The condition varies from very mild. There are people who perhaps notice a slight reluctance to get out of bed on Monday morning at the mild end of the spectrum; through to the most severe disease, which is potentially fatal. These are people who find themselves at times in an acute attack, unmotivated to breathe, and these people will die.
Moded patient: I mean, all my life people have called me lazy, but now we know I was sick, and that's why I've set up the patient group, Unmotivated Anonymous, and we've got some corporate sponsorship, we've got a website and we intend to raise public awareness about this genuine disease.
Yesss. The medicalization of normality as a means of making money or avoiding responsibility - One of our pet peeves. More excuses for bad behaviour can be found at the Radio National website
And just in case that funny embedded box does not work
The Big Bad Beach Bug
Woman: You've heard about SARS, AIDS and bird flu. Now researchers from Australia claim we're about to be hit by a new epidemic: Motivational Deficiency Disorder.
According to the British Medical Journal one in five people are said to suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, or Moded, and most don't even know they have it. Symptoms include being unable to get out of bed in the morning, being trapped on the couch, or wanting to spend the entire day at the beach.
Jane Shields: Hello, this is Background Briefing on ABC Radio National. I'm Jane Shields; and you too, or your children, may be suffering from this mental illness.
Man: The condition varies from very mild. There are people who perhaps notice a slight reluctance to get out of bed on Monday morning at the mild end of the spectrum; through to the most severe disease, which is potentially fatal. These are people who find themselves at times in an acute attack, unmotivated to breathe, and these people will die.
Moded patient: I mean, all my life people have called me lazy, but now we know I was sick, and that's why I've set up the patient group, Unmotivated Anonymous, and we've got some corporate sponsorship, we've got a website and we intend to raise public awareness about this genuine disease.
Yesss. The medicalization of normality as a means of making money or avoiding responsibility - One of our pet peeves. More excuses for bad behaviour can be found at the Radio National website
