I work at a public library.

Disorder, Name the Mental Health

Time for “Name the Mental Health Disorder!” I will give you a list of a library patron’s physical traits and behaviors, you decide which mental disorder s/he has!

Case Name
Lipstick Mask Lady

Gender
F

Age
55-60

Favorite place in library
Computer lab

Physical Traits
Rotund and squat, wears surgical mask upon which hot pink lipstick is applied, uses same lipstick to draw-on eyebrows, emits BO

Behaviors observed

  • Wants staff to stand nearby while she types so they can watch for errors
  • Socially awkward (does not understand polite banter, immune to social cues)
  • Exhibits extreme impatience with technology and noisy patrons
  • Often writes emails to Oprah to ask for help promoting her children’s book Your Body; approaches mothers in the children’s room to ask permission to read said book to their children as a “test market”
  • Will never, ever understand email attachments
  • Replies to SPAM email
  • Once got stuck in a bathroom stall (reason wasn’t clear; patron was able to free herself soon after)

Diagnosis
???

    Filed under 616.8 Mental Illness Diagnosis