#imo self diagnosis is a crucial step in seeking mental health support ANYWAYS | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

edwardshundredyearoldspunk · 6 months ago

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I really think you're telling on yourself if you actually think that people are diagnosing themselves with every and any mental disorder in the DSM-5 from a tiktok. chronically online of you to think this tbh. it's giving, "I don't actually talk to people irl and all my information about this is from social media."

#mental health #i mean yeah I'm sure there are people who ''fake'' a mental disorder for ''attention''#or who don't do their due diligence and just go around saying they have x disorder #but i don't think that's even a considerable enough percentage of people #to justify the moral panic regarding self diagnosis #imo self diagnosis is a crucial step in seeking mental health support ANYWAYS #like #the same happens ALL THE TIME with physical health issues #it's very fucking normal to think ''i think i have a cold'' take steps to remedy that at home #and when that does not work then seek additional treatment #and then you either get diagnosed with what you thought you had and you just need prescribed medication #or you actually have something else in which case THINKING YOU WERE SICK WAS STILL A CRUCIAL STEP

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