to think that the amount of abbreviations......

[sheenbeen]

....on here is seriously scary

I need that abbreviation dictionary up there ^ open almost every time I read a post so that I can understand who or what the hell anyone is talking about

[5Foot5]

You soon get used to it

[mummytime]

Don't become a teacher!

[MitchyInge]

yanbu to find it scary but abbreviations have been around verbally and in writing for bloody ages

I love yabu and yanbu but have never ever been able to stomach the twee dh, dd etc type ones or 'lol' but majority of people can bring themselves to use them or prefer them so it's just the way of the internet

[PrettyCandles]

YABU

Just as long as it doesn't degrade into txtspk!

[MitchyInge]

it is so closely allied to txtspk as to be practically synonymous

[sheenbeen]

ahh well Mitchy, there you go, I cannot stand text speak so that's probably affecting my judgement of the abbreviations.

I have to be honest though and say I'd much rather just type the whole word out....although I do agree that yabu and yanbu is far easier. All that Dh, DS DC stuff is seriously vomit inducing though

[musicposy]

tbh YABU, IYSWIM

[sheenbeen]

I can't swim

[mumblechum]

I notice it mainly on relationship threads with all these people diagnosing their family and partners as EA, NPD, TP etc.

FFs (sorry!) they're just unpleasant people, and unless you're a qualified psychiatrist, don't label them as anything else!

[Iklboo]

My job is full of acronyms & abbreviations. We have conversations that sound like we're a bunch of spies!

[Butterbur]

I don't get the updiffed PESH and BESH lot, who seem to have their own private language. These abbreviations don't feature on the very limited site accronyms page.

[toccatanfudge]

mumble - why do you need to be a psychiatrist to recognise an EA partner??

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

wtf is PESH and DESH please

[MitchyInge]

wtf are EA and TP partners?

let's have a stab and PESH and DESH

although am getting no further than hoping p stands for poo

[mumblechum]

TP=Toxic Parents
EA=Emotional Abuse.
GL=Gaslighting

Ok so maybe you don't need to be a psychiatrist to diagnose all the abbreviations which people use, but NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is a clinical diagnosis.

[MitchyInge]

no it's not

is coming out of new diagnostic and statistical manual

has not really been a clinical diagnosis for aaaaaages

[MitchyInge]

(sorry, making self laugh but very nearly posted 'so yah boo sucks to you'. will go and seek some sort of help, like a coffee or a sedative or both)

[mumblechum]

It's ok Mitchy, I get the message

[diamondsandtiaras]

YABU IMO OP

[mumblechum]

SSTIYPASI

[mumblechum]

SO STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT

[McSnail]

YANBU ;P

I can't bring myself to use them and will always say daughter, partner etc instead of the usual acronym.