Is constant bitching a symptom of a psychological disorder?

No, it’s just a personality thing. There are people who zoom into whatever is wrong in any given circumstance, and that then occupies the forefront of their consciousness. While that’s not a very joyous way to live, and I’m not crazy about the company of people like that, it’s not exactly maladaptive either. People who are easily rankled and sound off about it can be a force for positive change, if only to shut them up.

I think you have something here @josie. If bitching is a symptom, then insecurity is the sickness.

I think so. A negative outlook signals depression or fear (anxiety). It is quite contagious so I avoid it. Oddly after spending many years in the company of my father (a known moaner and groaner) I fell into a deep depression and became him. I am truly working on changing this. However I have my own illness so am not blaming him of course. I do understand though from this experience that negative people should be avoided in large proportions.

It’s an unpleasant characteristic of a personality. If you have the option, steer clear. I manage to be pleasant to people like that by reminding myself that they have to live with that personality. I don’t.

I tend to think it’s aligned with pessimism, which isn’t so much a psychological disorder as it is a world-view.

You know what man? I’m sick and tired of your shit. You think you can just come on here, and be all like, yo wuddup bro? Huh?

…just kidding. :) lol?

I think it’s probably not really a disorder…I mean, people bitch all the time. In fact, due to human nature, it’s probably normal, and dare I say, healthy. Humans are badass motherfuckers in nature, always ready to fight, oppose and win. So, bitching seems to have its place, especially in a society where we’re bound by law and can’t really do what we say we will. Sort of like a coping mechanism, I guess.
And there are many shapes of bitching…When it’s too hot, we bitch about it. When it’s cold, we do the same. When something bad happens, you find a source, whether it be legit or not, and aim your anger and frustration at it. Seems common to me, no matter the magnitude of the bitching source.
However severely displaced anger or frustration that encompasses everything from death to spilled milk on a single person or thing, enough so that it becomes a hindrance in one or several people’s lives can be a mark of a disorder, I personally think. I hate being all weird and saying that bitching is normal human behavior, but to save face, there are limits to this which are defined by excessive bitching and its continuity, especially when it turns into mind games, obsessions and guilt trips. When bitching evolves, I think then it is a mark of a disorder.

also you know what man, fuck DLC’s, I’m sick of having to pay for everything, video games suck my ass

No, they’re just miserable bastards who suck the life out of a room.

Well, DSM-5 seems to classify rage as a mental disorder…

@ucme Gettin a picture in my head of someone walking in a room, making a duck face and start sucking air; sucking the fun out of the room!

No, not a disorder. I think some people are simply unhappy with a lot of things (for a variety of reasons), and some of those people are just more vocal about it. Some people are unhappy with a lot of things, but keep it all bottled up. Just different personality types.

The surest path to unhappiness – find the bad side of anything and constantly complain, whine, and criticize. That kind of thinking and behavior is habit-forming, and it’ll quickly take over one’s life.

People will always complain, and while in many cases a person’s own negativity is likely the cause of a good deal of their problems, there are times when what you call ‘bitching’ is extremely justified. Perhaps bitching is a disorder on par with some of the other problems you’ve mentioned, and if that’s the case than to me a lack of empathy and compassion would have to be at least as serious a disorder as bitching, if not even more so.