Compassion Deficit Disorder is one of the more obvious mental illnesses.
It simply occurs where an individual, or group, has lost the ability to feel compassion for others. It can occur in specific relationships or, more commonly, may extend to whole groups or categories of fellow beings. Categorisation of others can be a symptom of CDD leading to another of the "them" & "us" type syndromes in which a sense of kinship with one's fellow beings is diminished and, thus, compassionate feelings are decreased.
Causes.
Exposure to the less tolerant strains of tabloid journalism is a common cause, as is undue and prolonged stress and a lack of pleasure in one's own life.
Cure.
Once diagnosed CDD is often easy to cure. Sometimes the simple awareness that compassion is missing, and desirable, is enough to restore it to healthy levels .
The real mystery about CDD is how it can spread so rampantly thru sections of society and, particularly, inflict those in positions of authority without being noticed, checked and reversed.
Everyone can help reverse this trend, simply by pointing out where compassion is lacking and clearly stating the need for its return.
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