#self-diagnosers

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Saw someone with self diagnosed and BPD autism tell someone to kill themselves the other week, and recently used it to cover their tracks saying they “can’t help it” because their self diagnosed illnesses. As a mentally ill person, I find it insulting when Tumblrinas self diagnose themselves with stuff and uses it to get away with acting like an ass. :/ Why does Tumblr think this is okay?

It's disgusting.

[punkscrunchies]

1 in 5 people have a mental illness and 5 in 5 14-year-olds who took a quiz on the internet to self-diagnose themself will have anxiety, specifically

[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

What is it with the more then likely self-diagnosing dumbasses on this site acting like Mental illness is exciting, amazing, and magical to have with no backfires or bad things once so ever? Hell, I'm mentally ill myself, and I'd give anything to NOT be!

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[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

About the self-dx... what's the harm in someone self diagnosing if it's gonna help them find a supportive community with healthy ways of coping? They'll gain better understanding of themselves and realise they do need help, are worthy of it, And eventually get help. Also, why is someone illness any less valid just because they can't afford a professional? Most people know themselves the best, and no one takes self-diagnosing lightly. I don't see the point in invalidating someone's struggle

1. Confirmation bias. Look it up. Doctors aren't even allowed to diagnose themselves.

2. It can be harmful. What somebody thinks is schizophrenia might be a brain tumor.

3. Self-dxers tend to speak over people who have actually been diagnosed.

4. Four years of undergrad, four years of medical school, and four years of residency trumps Google. Psychiatrists are physicians. Not everybody realizes this.

5. There's a big difference between saying "I suspect that I might have this" and "I have this".

[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

I think something people don't generally address when discussing self diagnosis is: what if you're not schizophrenic, what if it's a brain tumor? And you don't see a doctor bc you have Wikipedia

That's what I've been saying all along.

[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

Self dx'ers piss me off to no end. Like yeah sweetie, I get it that there's shit going on and you have no access to a therapist but that doesn't mean you can go get a checklist of symptoms of autism or schizophrenia and diagnose yourself with it. Like, I have almost all of the symptoms of MDD listed in the DSM-5 but I'm not gonna say I have depression just because I'm not allowed to see a therapist because I have no training or medical license and neither do you.

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[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

I'm Schrodinger's "Neurotypical." I'm not diagnosed with anything yet (I intend to go to a doctor soon) but my brain is a complete shit show and I suspect I have an anxiety disorder, but because I had no formal diagnosis (and don't self-dx) I can't definitively say that I'm mentally ill.

That's the way to go. It's called self-advocacy.

[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

Nothing pisses me off more than self diagnosers saying they can't afford treatment and not even looking for affordable services, which there are many available if you look hard enough and actually WANT to be treated. It's especially easier if you're under 25, since a lot of these programs are aimed towards that age group specifically. But no, y'all want to claim you can't be treated and pretend to have illnesses, cool. Thanks for making actually mentally ill people look bad.

Same. I have posted links to resources numerous times. If they have the time to research their symptoms and fuck around on Tumblr, then they can search for help.