Why do people self diagnose themselves with mental disorders?

why do people self diagnose themselves with mental disorders?

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because they want to be special and quirky and different that's why

There are certain things that you don't need some fag with a degree to tell you.

yeah but don't you want to be checked just incase

also most of the time it's like tumblr people who go by they/them and shit

They want people to feel sorry for them without having to go to a doctor.

I just don't understand why people want to be victims so badly it's just a bunch of bullshit

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Because they want to play the victim role and thus absolve themselves of responsibility for their failings

Kids who don't have any real experience with hardship and emotional strain suddenly feel a strong emotion. In their attempt to understand the human condition they get tricked by a whole bunch of bullshit online quizzes and come out thinking something must be wrong with them because nobody let them experience the volatility of being human through their entire childhood.

makes ya feel special

why would another person be better at it?

yeah i've seen people who cry over their phone getting taken away while I'm trying my hardest not to let my emotions spill out

while people do do it for attention (usually flashy and edgy ones like bpd and schizoid) if a person does have something wrong with them they have it before it get's diagnosed. i'm guessing a lot of people itt just never had problems or are too stupid to recognize theirs.

yeah if you have it but don't notice I won't judge

I'm just mad at theses tumblr fags

I self diagnosed myself with depression 8 years ago, and then two years ago I found out I have a genetic pre-disposition to depression and both dysthymia and major depression, diagnosed by a psychiatrist. I kept my depression secret from everyone the entire time though.
I think most people just want to be seen as a victim and get pity from other people and also have an excuse for both others and theirselves for their shortcomings and their refusal to improve themselves

I self diagnose because I was diagnosed with autism (high functioning, but still enough to fuck me socially) but wasnt told, but I figured it out on my own. Years later, I find out Im right and that got into my head, leading me to believe anything else Ive self diagnosed, even if it is bullshit.

Alot of people are attention whores who need to be special victims.
Some are legitimate but usually they get diagnosed because their symptoms are obvious to those around them who care about them. However many abusive households let their children's mental illnesses fester and they pretend nothing is wrong.
Overall I just assume attention whore status until I can tell otherwise. Usually you can tell after a while who is bullshitting and who isn't.

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It also doesnt help that my autism prevents me from getting a proper grip on my emotions or knowing how to ask for help without sounding melodramatic

Not the user you were talking to, but I tend to lie a lot when it comes to speaking about myself with others, I've gone to a psychologist and in the end it was fruitless because I just ended up lying about both my personality and any problems I had.
I don't have anything too major so I can maybe live without help anyways, I usually don't even mention it on here.

I'm 90% certain I have AVPD (Avoidant Personality Disorder) since I match all the symptoms, but it would be a waste of time to get a diagnosis since it wouldn't change anything.
Also I would never tell anyone in person that I have it since I don't want sympathy.

Well user, much like The Office, disabilities nowadays can also function as a personality trait. The more disabilities you have, the more interesting a person you are.

>my autism prevents me from getting a proper grip on my emotions
you don't have to change how you feel to make small improvements. and for me making the small improvements helps me get a grip on my emotions

What kinds of improvements? Im a pussy that breaks down at the slightest emotional distress, if that helps you to help me

I'm pretty convinced I have some sort of undiagnosed autism. My mom says she thought I was autistic as a kid because of shit like how I was obsessed with legos, how I could never make eye contact, how I used to walk around with my hands up to my chest (you ever seen Deathnote? Think of L). Shit like that and a lot of other embarrassing things I did that no normal kid did. She claims that the only reason she didn't want to take me to a doctor was because she didn't want me to be labeled for the rest of my life. She thinks I "outgrew" my strange tendencies but I've only really gotten better at hiding them. I still can't make eye contact for more than like 10 seconds, and I substituted my lego obsession with sandbox games instead because it's more socially acceptable. I've also been jerking off to same-size vore, cum inflation, and girls with large stomachs since I was 12. I sort of want to actually get diagnosed but I'm afraid I'd possibly lose my 2nd amendment rights

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