as a general rule, if you’re seriously asking yourself “but what if I’m faking?” then odds are you’re not faking.
I really really really really really needed this
At least one person has reblogged this to say that if you think you’re faking then you must be faking, and no, not that’s not it. If someone’s faking, they know they’re faking.
If you’re questioning whether you’re faking, that’s usually the result of having people treat your issues as less serious than they are or possibly because you’ve not found the right label. Sometimes you know there’s something there, but not what to call it.
Sometimes you call it by the wrong name because it’s the closest thing you’ve found. You’re not faking then, either. For the record, actual mental health professionals do this sometimes. I’ve been mislabeled by doctors. I’ve had other doctors completely disagree with each other. I’ve known this to happen to friends with regards to physical illness, too.
Faking is a conscious choice. Questioning yourself means you might just need to explore more possibilities, but there’s still something there. Or maybe it’s just that you need other people to stop invalidating you just because they think they know better.
