mmm ya i dont rly care about the other shit thats going on but self diagnosing isnt fucking ok pls go find some sort of help/support if u honestly think you have WHATEVER it is u think u have otherwise, in my book, u dont fucking have it \(v_v)/
this got really long but it’s because you! are Wrong
hey, guess what, do you know why people self diagnose? its not because they think its a Cool Thing to Do, its because they cant fucking afford that shit! or they have anxiety abt seeing a medical professional! or their #parents are an obstacle, or some other reason!
young people on tumblr self diagnosing arent teenagers trying to be trendy, like 99% of the time its bc they cant get access to medical care. even so, the word of a medical professional shouldnt be valued so highly??
theres so many shitty ones that have prejudices that prevent them from making valid diagnoses (#racism and #fatphobia play into this a lot, #cissexism / #transphobia and #sexism too; stigma prevents people from being diagnosed correctly or at all)
and ppl that self diagnose research their shit. i know so many ppl who were Officially Diagnosed with something bc they filled out a checklist and their therapist/psychologist/doctor etc was just like “yup u have this thing”
im so scared to talk abt this shit bc my #parents and other ppl bashing self diagnosing make me and other neurodivergent ppl constantly second guess ourselves, you’re literally contributing to ableism
also blogging about it helps?? blogs are like literal public journals and it helps people cope with stuff by venting and communicating with other people with similar experiences. no one’s “not doing anything about it” either, that’s Doing Something
change ur stance on this or go dunk your head in a toilet you ableist, classist fuck
