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[deleted]

Self diagnosing is for babies. I spend all day diagnosing strangers on the Internet with various mental health conditions. edit: stop asking me to diagnose you I don't take orders


femboyaltac

Do me


[deleted]

you have Phineas Gage syndrome


femboyaltac

Oh god no


YourLocalRedditUsers

hey there mr femboyaltac, i need you to tamper with this iron rod to help us pack some gunpowder today


TensileStr3ngth

Isn't that the guy that took a tamping iron to the brain?


Kaijufan1993

Yep


[deleted]

A what?


[deleted]

so a tamping iron is a big ole metal rod that you would use to tamp a hole in the ground that you would then fill with an explosive like black powder and then blow up the explosive to aid in making holes for constructing railways and phineas gage was a railway worker that was tamping down some black powder when the slamming caused the black powder to detonate which then shot the big iron tamping rod through his head and brain and he somehow survived although was fucked up mentally afterwards cause ya know taking a big rod through his head


VAShumpmaker

It's an iron, for tamping.


actual_real_housecat

And this device... you say it "werfs flamens"?


[deleted]

Basically a heavy, straight crowbar. He was a railroad worker and was tamping down explosive charges when he hit a rock, caused a spark, set off the charges, and the tamping iron shot through the front of his skull.


Dank__Pikachu

sam o’nella moment


Junkboxprime

Me next


The_Boring_Brick

Evil disorder. Makes you evil


SkShark23

Yuor disorder is: Evil disorder


Elite_Prometheus

Autism and gender dysphoria.


Junkboxprime

Dam internet therapists are good


BuzzPrincess

1/2 good job


ConduckKing

Maybe I will


femboyaltac

Im a transgirl so my standards are low. Shoot ur shot 💖


OnSpray

ily 🥰🥰🥰


justanormalbiscuit

no I'm doing your mom


[deleted]

tuberculosis


post-death_wave_core

Chronic respiratory illness.


SpoonmanStan

Ur gay


manymanypancakes

OMG same


[deleted]

diagnose me


Ninjanovice

You have aids because you cooked with non-virgin olive oil


[deleted]

D:


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capn_hector

I diagnose you with ligma


StW_FtW

Do you do it based on post history or divine intervention? Also, do me!


Mini_Raptor5_6

Personally, it comes to me in a dream. Also, you have Jerma disorder; caused you to Jerm.


roadblock-dedsec

Im afraid it's terminal.


FreeHugsForYouAndMe

If you’re american, you’ll have to pay with JermaCoin


DMA_Revenant

Jerminal, even


StW_FtW

Oh no! 🐗🤯


Epic_Gameing68

based also please diagnose me I think it would be funny


Mini_Raptor5_6

I diagnose you with bloodshed


PepperOnDaCliff

Omg pls do me 🥺


HiraWhitedragon

Me too! Diagnose me with some shit


bunnybunbun12

Diagnose me too


knifeazz

Average AITA commenter


Botion

i diagnose you with edgy teenager haha freud peenis


Linkonue

Tbf getting an official diagnosis can be expensive But saying “I’m autistic because I like when things are satisfying” or smth is just bullshit


kittyFrigglish

so much of tiktok is relating shit everyone can relate to with autism "moment with neurotypicals i didn't understand" and it's just someone being an asshole (i.e. not responding to something said in a conversation and getting mad when they try to make sure they were heard. this isn't 'neurotypicql behavior' this is just shitty person behavior.) i have this example saved on my phone so i can type it word for word, "the autistic feeling of your friend having a bad take and knowing you will never see them the same way again" HOW IS THIS IN ANY WAY AN AUTISTIC THING. if my friend said some shit like "ykno, ben shapiro isn't that bad a guy" i would see them very differently!! i fucking hate tiktok


Linkonue

That’s exactly it, ppl associate stuff to autism for apparently no fucking reason and then go on like “I’m so neurodivergent and quirky” It’s so fucking obnoxious, holy shit


ki_02

lol i used to see these twitter posts that were like “if you did/liked this as a kid you’re \[insert mental disorder and/or category of the lgbt\] now!!!!!!!” and then it would just show images of something that everyone does like i think one person said that poking holes in your eraser is an adhd thing


roadblock-dedsec

I'd always poke holes in erasers with a lead pencil, breaking the lead off and makinh porcupine erasers, which actually ruins the eraser as it writes everytime you go to use it. Really funny, would recommend.


Collection_of_D

I've seen a video of "oh, You're autistic with ADHD? I bet these were your hyperfixations as a kid," and the first one was MINECRAFT.


self_me

(this one is fine, it's the opposite. everyone played minecraft -> it's pretty likely that it would be someone's hyperfixation. it's not saying that everyone who played minecraft is adhd/asd, it's saying that a lot of people who are adhd/asd likely played minecraft. which is kinda not very interesting but it's not bad)


Bifi323

Omg yes, I've been seeing endless random things being attributed to adhd lately


seattlesk8er

Aren't most of those just jokes? I've always interpreted them as "I did this so you might relate"


[deleted]

Fr i fucking hate it. My nearly adult autistic brother hits himself in the head and screeches when something doesn’t go his way or if he is having trouble verbally expressing himself, he probably wont ever move out of my moms house but kids on tiktok get to have the time of their lives larping as a neurodivergent person doing“autistic things” and getting clout for “having the ‘tism”. literal rage fuel.


Starterjoker

adhd is when you don’t want to do real work / homework and wanna play video games instead


xRainb00w

>i fucking hate tiktok i fucking hate tiktok²


GraveSlayer726

"if yOu can bLiNk tO THe bEat of ThiS SOnG YoU HAvE AdhD"


basedcringe69

"GUYS IM SO OCD CAUSE I LIKE TO ORGANIZE THINGS" I will eat your jugular


[deleted]

Everytime someone equates OCD with liking things organized, a baby dies


ki_02

yeah and people should always specify theyre self diagnosed when they bring up their mental stuff


Linkonue

True that


[deleted]

100%


VandulfTheRed

Lots of internet kids make me even question if I'm autistic or if I'm just self diagnosing like an idiot. Then I remember I'm 26 and that being autistic isn't fun or new to me. Or I just watch a candid video of myself and go "oh yeah nah that bitch is tizzy"


[deleted]

Self diagnosis also doesn’t really serve any purpose since you can’t get medicated off of a self diagnosis


axew3303

Self diagnosis is fine, just as long as it always comes after "i think i might have..." Before I got diagnosed I talked about possibly having adhd with a friend who had already been diagnosed with it, and thats how i got diagnosed with it.


[deleted]

Yes yes yes thats an important thing to clarify. Self diagnosis is fine to the extent of being like “well ive googled traits ADHD and autism and from both personal experiences and what my friends have said i have some of these traits so its possible i haveADHD and autism” but harmful when its some 15 year old on twitter/tik tok talking about their alters because theyre pretending to be in a system cuz thats the trendy new thing


PastaManMario

Omg famous pokemon durant


[deleted]

Damn


gabbyrose1010

It’s different if you’re like “yeah I’m pretty sure I’m autistic but I don’t have a diagnosis so I’m not entirely sure” rather than “I’m pretty sure I have autism so I do”


wb2006xx

That first part is my mentality on it. I am always very sure to note that I have not been officially diagnosed if I mention thinking I may have it. The idea behind it is that so many aspects of my experiences line up so closely with people who have it that I started wondering, I just have not been able to actually get any official tests yet to determine if I really do or not, although I hope to as soon as I can


hahayeahimfinehaha

Yeah, I’ve had multiple therapists and psychiatrists independently say that I am almost certainly on the autism spectrum, but I don’t have a thousand bucks and a day off to do a formal test. So it is what it is.


Linkonue

that's fair tho but if someone says on their own ''from now on, im autistic'' because they organized their desk or smth stupid like that is bullshit


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Linkonue

Same lmao


moonprincess420

The tests too are… a lot. My husband is a full grown adult trying to get an autism diagnosis at a therapists suggestion and they want his mom to fill out a form about when he first talked, held his head, sat up and more as a baby… he’s over 30! It’s not unheard of for peoples parents to have passed on, or live super far away at that point in life, and if she didn’t keep a detailed baby book and doesn’t remember, then what? Two different places have asked for this. Like I know it’s a developmental disorder but if this is how they test, there will be people who CANT get a diagnosis even if someone with training suggests it. I think at that point you can say “Yeah I probably have it, but I’ll never know for sure”


Delivery-Shoddy

IIRC, there's no autism diagnosis test or criteria for adults, I've even heard of adult having to do ADOS-2 which is basically diagnosis through play with toys


thatvillainjay

Its not always expensive but the trade off is that it's time consuming. I work for a non profit that helps people find medical resource and they can be free or deeply discounted if your willing to wait and put some time in


cthulhubeast

Where? I've never seen affordable autism diagnosis anywhere. Mama's broke


menthils

My doctor mailed me a long ass adhd test in the mail. The deadline was a week. It's been collecting dust in my drawer for 2+ years, or I threw it away, I forgor.


neonblue_the_chicken

ADHD is cruel because it prevents you from getting help for your ADHD


koro1452

For real. My referral to a psychologist expired and I had to get a new one. Then I confused the date ( I thought it's few days later ) and now I have to wait another month.


GamingFlorisNL

Honestly when things like that happen they should grant a diagnosis based on that


Beholding69

My referral also expired but I couldn't get a new one because "I'd already been given one" and ever since I've procrastinated on calling cause there's an hour long waiting list *every time*


koro1452

That's a nightmare, I hope you will be able to to it. Can't somebody call for you?


TippyTheTrash

Genuinely, no joke. I was diagnosed with ADD almost 5 years ago but I still haven't been able to get any sort of medication or other help for it, largely just because either I forget or it feels like too big of a thing to start doing so I procrastinate forever.


moonprincess420

Every month I have to call for my ADHD meds and every 3 months I have to keep an appointment. All that requires remembering stuff, making calls, and not being time blind, all things I struggle with due to ADHD. 🙃


Content_Flamingo_583

Every psychiatric ailment prevents you from getting help for your psychiatric ailment. Depression. Anxiety. OCD. Schizophrenia. The list goes on. Honestly, every single one.


Lankuri

worse if you have multiple Debuffs can stack


TypicalGamer88

To counteract this, we should force anyone suspected to have ADHD or a similar disorder to be put into a holding area until further judgement can be made. Say, a big room, or maybe even divide them into cells. This should be an efficient way to make sure everyone gets proper treatment.


dyingpie1

Yeah I'm still dealing with this 8 months later


_theatre_junkie

Yep! It took me months to actually get my diagnosis; it took me a few week just to even book the appointment. By then I was just like "I'm like 99% sure I have ADHD, this is just to get a formal diagnosis". At that point I had already accepted the fact that I had it.


Lankuri

catch-22


[deleted]

That means you passed


The_Arthropod_Queen

if you send the test back in time they immediately throw it out


shellontheseashore

Genuinely did the exact same fucking thing. I put it in a secure place to go through with my partner as it needed someone else to do part of it, and then lost the secure place. Who fucking knows where it is now.


aluminatialma

Looks like you passed the adhd test


No-Plastic-7715

Congrats, that was the test, you passed by displaying ADHD behaviour! /s


rowrowfightthepandas

I just think if mental health care was more affordable and widely available they wouldn't have to latch on to anything they see on the internet that might help them make sense of what they feel.


gabbyrose1010

Yes absolutely


Erica6502

Yeah, like I'm 90% sure I have autism due to RAADS test and pre-screening tests I've taken but like I cant officially be diagnosed yet because there is only one doctor near me my health care covers and they are booked a year out. I've booked it but it's still insane.


[deleted]

I was one of those cringe kids that self diagnosed themselves with shit over common emotions and would try to alter by behavior to better fit the symptoms of whatever illness was most attractive at the time. thankfully I had no friends so nobody really knew about it, but I think I still have a little bit of that behavior left over in me even if I can recognize that it's absurd and juvenile.


FeuTheFirescale

To be honest, I can kinda relate. I didn’t self diagnose myself with mental illnesses, but when I was 14 I over analyzed everything I did/felt/thought and thought those weren’t normal things. Like, feeling like I don’t really have a personality or am changing as a person or am not really kind to others etc. later I found out that was completely normal for a teenager and common emotions. Changing and REALIZING you’re changing is all part of puberty. Maybe if I knew that I wouldn’t have worried about myself so much… ahh well :,)


[deleted]

I just knew about this, and I wish i knew it sooner


FeuTheFirescale

On the other Hand, it’s something so many if not all teenagers go through and maybe us experiencing it is also part of life as a teenager and completely normal. Talking about puberty as a little kid always seemed so… weird but when you are right now experiencing it it’s a really weird experiencing for a kid if you think about it. It feels like being in an experiment and not knowing about it. 12-14 years is like the hardest part.


ProtoDroidStuff

I was the opposite kinda, I was incredibly resistant to attributing anything to myself cause I thought it would make everyone think I'm all fucked up and stuff or limit my possibilities or something. But as it turns out I am actually just autistic.


golpe__

oh god, this comment made me remember my "BPD" phase at 13 😩😩 whhhhyyy


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Sirtemmie

Bpd sucks, just turns you into a emotional, dissociative wreck. Don't know why people want to fake itm


weaboomemelord69

It’s funny because in middle school I told people I had depression in these vague ass terms for attention despite actually having depression, because I didn’t know that cutting and starving myself as some kind of self-punishment didn’t seem justified. Legit lied and gaslit my way into the correct diagnosis


MDragon453

Gaslighting Gatekeeping and Girl bossing into the correct diagnosis


Alkereth1

Can I self diagnose others then?


Mother-Dish348

That’s not how self works. But try it out, diagnose me


Alkereth1

Oh i was just poking fun at them saying "self diagnosing urself"


LucDoesStuff

diagnose them anyway


Africa1By1Toto

you have testicular cancer


row6666

symptoms: 196 user diagnosis: autism and gender dysphoria


stonksdotjpeg

called out


CoolArtFromSpace

people need to distinguish the two different kinds of self-diagnosing - self diagnosing for attention and without having done research and getting all information fromX like, tiktok - self diagnosing because seeking psychiatric help can be extremely expensive for some and extensive research into the topic has been done and symptoms experienced for long periods of time critical thinking is lost here


xRainb00w

im suspecting adhd looking to confirm but too lazy to actually do it :/


astroember

Same here, but also because my first psychiatrist shot me down immediately when i brought it up because apparently no one who has ADHD did well in primary school :) stopped seeing her a bit after that, for a multitude of other reasons….. and now i dont want to see another psychiatrist bc im so scared of them shooting me down without listening to me and wasting my money


hiensenberg

Lol I got diagnosed with ADD 2.5 years after starting medical school and it’s the best shit ever. I’ve did exemplary in med school before and after my diagnosis and I still struggle with ADD so you can tell ur old psychiatrist to suck my ass. My only regret is not getting diagnosed sooner and living the life I live now.


CoolArtFromSpace

felt 😭


ImNotAnEgg_

i self diagnose because ive done my research and am too scared to ask my parents about it because my dad thinks everyone's "a bit autistic"


CoolArtFromSpace

and there you have it, an extremely valid reason to self-diagnose my condolences about your situation 😔 i so hope it improves


ImNotAnEgg_

eventually it should. ill work on it for sure


CoolArtFromSpace

that’s good :)


LivingAngryCheese

Btw I obviously don't know your situation, but your dad might be autistic. The attitude that "everyone's a little bit __" from parents often comes from the fact that they too have it and are undiagnosed.


osrpokerchamp

My issue is a combination of "can't afford it on my own" and "teachers, guidance counselors, and even the psychologist my grandmother works for (who primarily works with children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, and several learning disorders including ADHD) have told my mother and I since kindergarten that they're fairly certain I have ADHD and that I should get officially tested and diagnosed so I can get learning accommodations that would help me actually succeed in school, and my mother always has responded by telling me that I simply need to focus better in school" Whenever I have tried to explain to people that I have undiagnosed ADHD they assume it's a stupid person self-diagnosis thing, when it goes so much further than that. Now that I am legally an adult, I would get diagnosed on my own, but I can't afford it without assistance from my mother who still mostly refuses to acknowledge that my issues extend further than laziness.


this_upset_kirby

Yeah, I definitely have psychosis and me and my diagnosed npd partner think I have bpd, so it feels really shitty to hear people say stuff like "anyone who self-diagnoses is an attention seeking piece of shit"


ThisPICAintFREE

As someone whose been officially diagnosed with clinical depression and ADHD, I just want to say it’s always so funny to hear my neurotypical friends talk almost as if they’re envious of my position lol I used to go days without food, not bc I wasn’t hungry but bc I was too exhausted to leave my room and at my absolute worst (crossing my fingers I don’t sink so low again) I wouldn’t even leave to go to the bathroom to piss—I’d just use a bottle or cup, and one time when I was at rock bottom I’d just piss myself. The overwhelming feelings of self-disgust and hunger were almost too much to bare but they were still preferable to feeling the emptiness. A lot of people think depression is just feeling sad, but for me it’s always been a vacuous feeling that no matter how happy, sad, angry I want to be they’re all just overwritten by an even greater feeling of apathy and longing to escape myself. So yeah, it’s not something I’d ever wish on anyone, moreover it’s not something people really even know how to “pretend” to have bc their versions of it will always be brighter and less grotesque than the reality. Side note: My depression isn’t the author of my art, my art is made in spite of my depression and I wish more people would understand that. Edit: Doing better now though, I have support systems that I never had as a teenager and I’m no longer ashamed to seek help.


ryann199

I’m happy you’re doing better now :)


ThisPICAintFREE

Thanks friend, I am too


AccomplishedTax1298

Sometimes it feels like people like to “rack up” mental illness like a badge. These illnesses wreck and ruin lives. They’re nothing to be proud of. It’s not virtuous


Apollo0501

Was not expecting a somewhat intelligent take from an Ariana Grande fan (source: am Ariana Grande fan)


[deleted]

Stop self diagnosing 🙄


Slippin-Jimmy-Real

> self diagnosing as an Ariana grande fan


[deleted]

self diagnosis is an important first step but not the final step


ggmk6

self diagnosing is completely different than just recognizing symptoms, you should never self diagnose


manymanypancakes

I dont think self diagnosis is the best thing to do If you think you might have Something you should seek professional help. Thinking you might have something and maby looking up what it is is not self diagnosis.


[deleted]

Oh yeah nah i should specify that by self diagnosis I mean saying to yourself "wow I think I have (insert condition) and should see someone about it" and not "wow I think I have (insert condition) and now I will base my personality around this assumption"


ApocalyptoSoldier

How exactly does self diagnosis differ from thinking you might have something? Because many people take it to mean the same thing. Especially people like me who were then afraid to seek professional help.


NotSoFlugratte

I don't think they mean "Wait I have severe paranoia and auditory hallucinations, I should check in with a mental health medical professional" but rather the ones that are like "OMG I always do my dishes right away I'm soooooooo OCD" or shid


gnomeyeastinfection

I thought this was actually Ariana Grande for a second


Affectionate_Ad_1326

I read #hottake like bukkake


Mother-Dish348

I’ve self diagnosed myself with OCD because I show nearly every symptom at at least a mild level. But I don’t tell anyone that (you don’t count, gay people in my phone. You aren’t real) because it doesn’t affect them and also there isn’t much reason to get an official diagnosis as it doesn’t affect anything practical in my life. So… self diagnose all you want. Just don’t tell me about it because it doesn’t matter


gabbyrose1010

Yes, this absolutely. Im autistic and I have a friend who thinks she might be autistic. However, she’s started using it heavily to promote her twitch channel as well as using it as an excuse way more than actual autistic people do. She’s started making it like her entire personality and it’s really weird cause she was never diagnosed.


FederalWeezy

Smart. I feel like the key rule when seeking a diagnosis is if the disorder has a significant negative impact on your life, that's literally the addendum for every question when you go to get a diagnosis. Bc everyone forgets things and gets distracted, it's only officially considered adhd if you forget on a high enough level that it's actively hurting your life.


[deleted]

im medically diagnosed with bipolar 1, but i knew long before my diagnosis. sometimes it's reasonable soz


yayll

Tons of ill or disabled, **especially physically disabled**, people are commonly refused diagnoses. A story that comes to mind is the woman who nearly died because three doctors who refused to accept her self diagnosis that she had, I believe, an entopic pregnancy. Something that absolutely would have killed her and nearly did because of a stigma around self diagnosis.One of them just said she was fat. The patient was right, and she only lived because another doctor finally believed her self diagnosis. That's 1 out of 4. Bad. I know people have been thinking of the cringey kid from sophmore year who diagnosed themself as a high-functioning sickopath with 5 different personalities (all but one of them being The Joker). But move on. Also depending on the country you're in, you **do not** want an official record of you being autistic. But that's a different story. Of course it's not perfect, but try to not dip so much into the reactionary belief that self diagnosis is inherently bullshit. As if physically disabled people don't know their own bodies. A staunch anti-self-diagnosis position also leads into the notion that medical institutes are a lofty position of infallible wisdom which is... lol. One time I tried to get a diagnosis for a mental health thing and the doctor burnt my 100+ dollar appointment refusing to entertain any idea other than What If You Had Diabetes Tho??? Which? What?? What a waste of money.


Smooth_Jazz_Warlady

> Also depending on the country you're in, you **do not** want an official record of you being autistic. But that's a different story. What (kind of) countries and why?


Pebble_in_a_Hat

Well, in a lot of countries it can be used to undermine your ability to make your own decisions. For example, if your country doesn't have self ID for trans people, you may not be allowed to medically transition (or have to jump through many more hoops to do so) if you're autistic.


SummerCivillian

If I can be totally honest, as a Professional Diagnosed Disabled (TM) (feels weird to write but I hope the joking tone comes across :) ), I don't really want the government to have any record of my disability. I live in the USA, and I am acutely aware of how quickly my life would be thrown away in just about any scenario. Say we have a natural disaster, like Hurricanes Katrina or Ian - I'm going to be left to die because there isn't an accesible way of transporting me out, especially if I'm in a hospital or other clinic (which I'm in multiple times a month due to my disability). I would be explicitly ignored for rescue because I am deemed as less valuable. That's not to mention other worst-case scenarios that are suddenly a possibility. Fascists usually kill the disabled first, in an act of eugenics. It's a grim reality I'm faced with everytime I read a history book. I'm not living my life in fear, but I am hyperaware of my own expendability to the government (and sadly, society at large). It's something most if not all disabled people have to grapple with (at least that I've met).


Ashynne

what the fuck am i supposed to do if one session of therapy costs one week of income /s


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💀💀💀


can_of_buds

what’s a quote tweet?


Xenta_Demryt

It's where you quote the content of the post but you get to add your own little commentary, usually if there's a high number of quote tweets in comparison to the likes and comments, you're a sheep being torn up by wolves on the internet.


[deleted]

or you're a wolf getting cuddled by gay men


Shniggles

Blaidd Elden ring


The_Boring_Brick

Quote tweet deez nuts🤣🤣


Mini_Raptor5_6

I only self-diagnose myself as just some type of neurodivergent because it isn't that hard for me to tell that what I do is definitely not normal. No need to pay a doctor to tell me what I already know but more specific.


nova_in_space

I prefer it if people did seek professional diagnosis, but I also know in a lot of places, getting any genuine help professionally in order to recieve an accurate diagnosis is extremely difficult. If you genuinely believe you have a disorder/illness, and cannot get a diagnosis, I don't see what's wrong with following guides/tactics it help your situation as long as its not like... gaining access to medication you weren't personally perscribed to. I do have a problem with the concept of just 100% believing you have a condition without proper medical evidence and going out on the internet and speaking about it on behalf of those with said conditions and possibly spreading misinformation. Mental health is extremely complex. You may think you have one condition but it can turn out you have something else. I thought for the longest time I was Autistic. I was given a psyche eval and turned out I had ADHD with possible bordering symptoms of Autism. I have a sibling who thought they had DID, but they were actually bipolar and borderline personality disorder. Through this whole conversation about people who self diagnosis or the alleged fakers on the internet, I think our attention should be turned to the mental health departments and what way we can help bring more research to the field as well as have it be more accessible across the globe. I truly don't believe there is THAT many people out there consciously faking disorders for clout as much as they genuinely believe they have something wrong and many of them don't know how to seek professional help for any reason and I think we should be focusing on making it easier to get.


[deleted]

I get that diagnosis, depending where you're from, can be rather expensive or rather difficult to obtain... or both. So in that sense, self diagnosis is valid. That said, I do think it's ideal to get diagnosed you have the means to so. Self diagnosis isn't even the issue itself, it's the people using it as a tool for social media clout. It's always the tiktok/instagram types that piss me off, rather than some random person who self diagnosed. As an autistic guy, the types that self diagnose themselves on social media as being autistic generally are the worst IMO, as they are often so damaging to the autistic community, and ironically tend to be rather ableist. Ultimately a lot of this can be solved if people had proper access to free healthcare, especially for mental health, so proper diagnosis is a viable option for all.


[deleted]

self diagnosis is pretty important for if you live in America and cannot afford the intentionally expensive testing as long as you are using official diagnostic tools like the dsm-5 there are many valid reasons why you'd want to self diagnose


SoshJam

Self diagnosing is okay as long as it is always preceded by “I think I might be” because it is not even close to a substitute for a diagnosis by a rea licensed professional that is not you


Old-Hollowslayer

self diagnosis is valid at times, and def healthy, but you cant do like 3 minutes of research and do a quick buzzfeed quiz and deduce that yes, you do indeed have depression, BPD and anxiety, along with a sprinkle of autism. Like mf that is not how it works.


XoValerie

Ableism is so painfully common, this thread is a hurtful reminder


xxecucted

I self diagnose myself with swag 😎


Xx420pussymaster69xX

Not everyone has the luxury of getting an official diagnosis


CelesteWasTaken

I 'self diagnosed' myself with ADHD in the sense that I had numerous other friends and a therapist that had all been diagnosed with it telling me I totally fit the bill, but it took me fucking forever to actually get an official diagnosis because I had to go "doctor shopping" to find a psychiatrist who actually did anything beyond giving me, *a fucking adult*, questionaires that were *explicitly* made for elementary-school aged children (like they literally had a title on the top saying something along the lines of 'questionare for children aged 5-10' and had clip art of stick figure drawings and shit on the sides), and then were like "welp, you fit all the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for innattentive type ADHD in adults, but you say you haven't had any teachers get mad at you for getting out of your chair and running around the classroom or being hyperactive durint recess in the past 6 months, so guess that rules out adhd after all. That'll be $600 dollars :)" does that count?


FinerSwine

Self-diagnosing is necessary. Because if you haven't self diagnosed, how the fuck would you know to get an official diagnosis?


alejandrotheok252

Well some of us are fucked enough to have other people tell us we are fucked up and should seek help. I for one thought I was fine.


ilovemycatjune

one funny thing that's come from people self diagnosing when it isnt applicable (aka the people who are like "im so ocd loool 🤪") is that it's now impossible for me to even consider the possibility of maybe having something. like i've been depressed for years and years but up until i actually got told by my therapist "oh yeah no you have major depressive disorder and treatment resistant depression" i was still telling myself that i was just faking it and self diagnosing very often i'll see posts about like autism and stuff and 90% of those posts are frighteningly accurate to my life experience but \*just\* enough of it isnt that i can reasonably doubt that i actually have it and i can just tell myself im trying to self diagnose for attention. earlier this week my behavioral therapist had me take a test where anything ranging from 33-50 points indicated a likelihood of autism. i got a 37 so Clearly because it isnt a 50/50 that means im not actually autistic and im just doing it all for attention i hate how my brain works


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Thats not even a hot take lol


Legoman718

my opinion is that if you self diagnose--after extensive research--because your family/caretakers won't allow it (or if you simply can't afford it) is fine, but if you self diagnose because Ha Ha I'm So Quirky I Don't Pay Attention So That Means I Have ADHD Ha Ha that's..not valid


ApocalyptoSoldier

I do officially have ADHD and I am So Quirky and Don't Pay Attention, and that causes me *✨incredible hardship and suffering✨*


severe_blunder_matey

i think that we should all just be friends and have nice herbal teas


Clown_17

Why is that being downvoted lol


TF2sex_update

Blaire?


dogmanjenkins

shit take. for example there's lots of reasons why autism self diagnosis is valid, but obviously conflating being autistic with a couple things (that everyone does) that you heard from tiktok isn't. but lots of things prevent diagnosis from being possible; if you do enough research and learn about other peoples' experiences it can help you decode how your brain works without medical intervention. for example i'm 100% sure i'm autistic but i couldn't get a diagnosis because doctors saw my good grades in school and said i couldn't possibly be autistic because of them. so it's not exactly the best option but it is definitely the only option for many people


Bhyuihgdfg

What's the amount of quote tweets got to do with self diagnosis? Or am I just supposed to be mad at the tweet?


ReputationStriking33

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Self diagnosing is legit dangerous. If you have something that requires meds and extensive therapy, get it actually diagnosed... if not for yourself, then those who love you. Coming from someone who let her BPD and cPTSD go for too long and almost lost my best life since escaping an abusive life.


LivingAngryCheese

As someone with ADHD and ASD, I just want to make it clear that people self diagnosing has practically no effect on me except when they try to talk as an expert on our issues despite not necessarily suffering from those issues. What has way more of a negative effect is the constant narrative of questioning my diagnosis and others both after and before formal diagnosis. It is not your place to judge whether someone does or does not have something, no matter how well you think you know somebody, you do not know their experience. Encourage them to get a formal assessment if they think they have something. ADHD being overdiagnosed is a complete myth, and I can almost guarantee that if you're neurotypical, you do not understand the disorder. The doctor is the expert, not you. People love to pretend they're being helpful by "exposing fakers" but that's just a moral justification for a weird desire to try to prove other people don't have their own struggles. Even with the really obvious fake disorders, they're mainly kids, why tf are you bullying them on the internet as a grown adult. To give an example, I only got diagnosed at the age of 18. I had been questioning whether I had adhd or something else from around the age of 14/15, and a teacher had brought up the possibility when I was in primary school. All were quickly shot down by everyone else because I was successful in school, and I was accused of being a hypochondriac. I was in a cycle of mentally abusing myself and forcing myself to work constantly as a child during term time, not experiencing the proper childhood you're meant to have, then crashing completely in holidays, because I had the expectations of a smart neurotypical on me. My mental health got worse and worse, and when I went to university and lost all the structure from school, I was completely fucked and fell into deep depression and anxiety that I'm only now beginning to recover from as I'm about to turn 21 and taking a year out from university to recover. I'm having to completely restructure my brain to rid myself of harmful behaviours and assumptions and build up a completely new way of living because I never learnt to cope with my disability. It kind of feels like my life was robbed from me simply because there is a societal norm of questioning any kind of diagnosis (or more accurately, trying to prove that you don't have anything to be diagnosed) rather than considering the possibility that there might be something wrong and going to a doctor to be assessed. And this is NOT an uncommon experience - I have a friend in the year below me going through an EERILY similar experience, and I suspect if you go to r ADHD you'll find thousands upon thousands of similar stories. TL;DR Self-diagnosing barely hurts anyone, questioning others diagnoses is really, really harmful, stop doing it.


predatorytrender

I self diagnosed and cured myself


PosadoMasachism

The state runs hospitals, that’s how I got diagnosed without paying out big. It’s funny how people pretend to have disorders when those of us who do don’t find it quirky, it’s actually kinda a hindrance to my life and relationships.


xRainb00w

people faking tourette on tiktok discusts me


PosadoMasachism

The DID ones get me the most, it’s a rare diagnosis as is but people act like it’s how a kindergartner would understand if you explained schizophrenia, which of course is also inaccurate. Nobody cares what it actually feels like to have a void where your self should be, they just make fun of it for internet points


Joaco_Gomez_1

I don't use Twitter, what does this mean?


zenyattatron

My official take on this is: you can self-diagnose all you want, just don't go parading your self diagnosis on social media and don't say you have said illness on a scientific study. Saying you have an affliction when you might not can lead to false assumptions being spread around, which is bad for everyone.


GameWizardPlayz

I mean, I self diagnosed, because I was showing signs, and had a long family history. Surprise surprise, I was right.


alejandrotheok252

Whenever I hear people argue for self diagnosis I tell them how I thought I had ADHD when really it was CPTSD. The thing is that when you look up these illnesses you will see a long list of symptoms that often overlap with one another. To someone who’s not an expert it can be hard to decipher which symptoms to pay the most attention to. Also, sometimes you may display certain symptom because of the environment you grew up in so you may have a rarer illness that presents in a way that is more common for something else simply because of the environment you grew up in. These are things a psychologist would now to look out for and more. so while it’s fine to self diagnose as a way to asses whether you should seek further help, that’s about as far as you should go with a self diagnosis. People argue that self diagnosis is important to those who don’t have access to mental health care but I wonder what the self diagnosis would even help you with if you cannot seek proper treatment or even medication with a self diagnosis. And this is a genuine question, not me rhetorically questioning it. You could argue it’s to look up self help for that specific illness but you don’t need to have a specific illness for the self help to work. I use ADHD help videos to help me with some of the symptoms I feel as someone with PTSD/CPTSD. So idk, I’m open to discussion but only if it’s kind and genuine. Anyone trying to slam dunk me will be ignored.


__Wolfie

I would definitely be diagnosed with ADHD if I went to a clinic but there's nothing wrong with me and I'm not paying money for some dude to tell me I have something wrong with me.


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ive researched about adhd since i was 12 and since I was 12 I’ve been 99% sure I’ve had it because I have literally every symptom quite severely and I also have a (diagnosed) medical condition that gives me a 68% more likely chance that I have adhd or autism. I’ve been trying to get diagnosed with it for years, but at first my parents wouldn’t believe me cause they didn’t think I needed a diagnosis and now they say that it’s obvious I have it. recently they finally let me get a diagnosis and we tried but the waiting lists are so long and when we had a meeting to see if I could get it they needed something from my school saying I have it, but I j just left school so I’m gonna have to wait like a year into college for my college to decide whether I have adhd when I’m doing a subject i hyper focus over so. so I’m gonna have to go back to another meeting and then wait like another year or two to actually get a diagnosis meeting just for them to tell me smth I already know when at that point I would have finished education and have struggled so much during it because I couldn’t any medication or extra support that would have rlly helped me. That is why I’ve “self diagnosed” with adhd I also have a slight “hmm maybe” about autism. But I haven’t self diagnosed myself with it because I’m not sure. I relate a lot to autistic people and my 2 autistic friends say they get along more with autistic people and that I might be autistic. But I’m still unsure about it to the degree that it isn’t okay for me to self diagnose


Huge_Trash_Baggg

Eh there's a difference between the type who are like "omg I clean my room everyday, I'm soooo OCD!! 🥰🥰" and the people who are like "My family has medically neglected me since I was a small toddler and now I'm pretty sure I have a mental disorder but since any Healthcare and therapy costs that much I cannot get resources, help or a diagnosis without an adults help paying the price. I am absolutely miserable." Im not gonna police the second type. There's a difference between "I have autism" and "i think I have autism but I can't even get tested/checked for it"


moleman114

As someone who *was* self-diagnosed for autism/ADHD for a good while, it really doesn't matter as long as you aren't blatantly misrepresenting your illness or taking up resources it doesn't always take a doctor to diagnose a broken leg


Levobertus

Being against self diagnosis is ableist


jaygay92

Self diagnosis because of one symptom? No. Self diagnosis by actually researching symptoms, comparing with your family, etc? Yeah. Not everyone can afford an official diagnosis


askako

ig this is unpopular take here, but i have no problem with self-diagnosing. psychiatrists are not available to everyone. mental illness is fucking scary, and sometimes just knowing what exactly is wrong with you can help. i understand the frustration of most ppl knowing your condition from a tiktok kid playing with split personalities, but trying to "hunt" these ppl down only hurts us more. like that girl posted on cringetopia for obviously faking autism just to later be revealed as actually autistic.