While you may not find all (OK, any) of these disorders in the DSM-V, those of us who work in the marketing world witness these conditions daily*. This article overviews three of the most common and pervasive Generalized Marketing Disorders (GMDs).

Use this guide to help you determine whether your symptoms could signify a GMD and learn about typical treatments.

  • ​Digital Marketing Inferiority Complex (DMIC)

    We see DMIC most commonly in people who don’t spend much time on social media, but receive the assignment to manage it for their company.

  • Infantile Video Psychosis (IVP)

    We commonly see IVP in young adults whose parents or grandparents put them in TV commercials when they were children (typically before adolescence).

  • Website Animosity Disorder (WAD)

    WAD often manifests in frugal, confident self-starters who think, “I’m smart. I can build my own website,” only to suffer from self-inflicted damage as time goes by.

If you think you are experiencing a GMD…

More than anything, remember: You are not alone. New Boston can help. Please contact us ASAP, and we’ll meet to confirm your diagnosis and develop a plan to get you quickly on the path to recovery.

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*Of course, real mental illness isn’t funny. This article is a parody.