#self dox

[pussyfootings]

is there some kind of exy timeline floating around anywhere, on how long it took to spread? how long did it take to become an olympic sport?

was it in the olympics in 2000? do you think they built a court for that fuck ass sport in sydney olympic park lol

[jaydove-writes]

got some bad news buddy. stay safe out there. probably don't answer this ask if you don't wanna doxx yourself.

or if i got it wrong

https://acrhs.buncombeschools.org/o/acrhs

I don't live there anymore but you're right. It's not doxing if it's a FORMER location, right? Also I don't care what people know about me. I'll dox myself all I want. It's not like I'm giving away my SSN or anything. I won't dox other people though. I know that's rude.

[incendavery]

hello! no pressure to talk about this if you don't wanna, but with that comic you just posted about the intersection of self-diagnosis and therapists, what's the idea there? is that a common thing for folks to not feel comfortable bringing up a dx idea in that context?

yeah, basically! i (and a lot of people i know) have professional diagnoses that don’t compleeeetely encapsulate whats going on. 

i’m only “officially diagnosed” with general anxiety disorder, but even though it’s not written on my records, i and my therapist can agree that i also struggle with depression, pica, derma, insomnia, and unnamed anger issues. i have an (in my opinion) pretty strong theory on a diagnosis that would neatly wrap up and explain a lot of the other “miscellaneous issues” that i’m trying to work on, but the last time i brought something like that up, i was told i was “too functional” for what i was proposing which was. embarrassing, to say the least. so i’m hesitant to reopen the subject.

i could give a LOT of examples of the problems my friends have had with the intersection of self- and professional diagnoses, but i dont really feel comfortable sharing those, without their permission so. :/ but it does happen a lot.

it can be a very frustrating experience to do a bunch of research on your own time and come up with what you feel is a sensible answer, only to be told “no, i don’t think that’s it” or “no, i don’t think that makes sense,” sometimes without much explanation or alternate theories given. idk it can take a lot of emotional energy to put your theories about yourself and your inner workings out there in that kinda setting, ya know?

[inwitchitlies]

Also, anyone who says shit against "self diagnosis" has probably never been to a councilor, therapist, or psychiatrist. Because on each level one of the first questions they ask is "what do you think is wrong". And it's super super helpful to them for you to bring up if you think you have a mental illness/ disorder. Because if you have the name/list of symptoms then they can work right through the list and see what's right or if there's something closer. ((Please though if you are looking for mental health resources make sure it's all DSM 5. The criteria changed a lot. Anything published and not edited before 2013 should not be taken into consideration because so many disorders were changed)).

[michaelmilkers]

why do people put a professional diagnosis on such a pedestal i literally just got diagnosed with ocd like 30 minutes ago my therapist looked up 'ocd' on her laptop we went through a criteria list checked off what symptoms i had and then decided i have ocd after seeing that i fit most of the symptoms thats it. thats literally it. you could do that at home.

[digital-meat]

Baltimore. Home.

[shaolin-rogue]

On holiday in Copenhagen so here's me pointing at a marble penis

[let-me-draw-darn-it-blog]

I mean....I get I'm still a kid and I still have many things to learn about but...I will never understand people who self dox ...in my eyes there just people looking to be the most unique. I've grown up with dyslexia and every time I see someone say they have it+ it being someone who self doxs I feel like there making a bad name for people like me who've actually had it and took classes for it.