whats your thoughts on self diagnosis ?
If somebody GENUINELY has symptoms of the condition, and isn't just diagnosing themselves because they think it would sound cool if they had it, it's perfectly fine. However, I would still suggest that they eventually do get an official diagnosis from a psychologist.
I don't care
No.
if the person does proper research and tracks their symptoms long enough to confirm the actual possibility of having the disorder, i think it's fine. knowing what possible disorder you have can help you identify what issues about yourself you need to focus working on.
i think it's not good if a person self diagnoses immediately without doing actual research, and if they do so merely because they romanticize getting labelled as someone who has those disorders
it's one of those things where i'm like... it's not my problem what other people do. unless they're like flagrantly misrepresenting a condition in which case don't do that lol
i had originally self diagnosed myself with autism & adhd before i eventually got assessed for both, and diagnosed. i think it's good to do extensive research, and that's how most people come to the conclusion that they may have some sort of disorder, and then go on to get assessed for it. i would never have gotten diagnosed with autism (and other things) if i hadn't suspected myself having it in the first place. i personally don't see much wrong with self diagnosing, especially if you can't get therapy or tested, but i have seen a few cases online which seem.. excessive.
valid w research and extensive self analysing
I dont really care cus theres a good chance the person does have something wrong with them mentally and they’re just guessing wrong or right ykkk or they’re the other type of having something wrong mentally and they suffer from an individuality complex or somethjng like that
Extensive research, symptom tracking, & active consideration that many disorders have overlapping symptoms must be practiced. Unfortunately, the DSM & ICD files are only best to read as a surface introduction, since many complicated disorders, such as PDs, have only had the surfaced scratched there. Using personaiity disorders as my main example, the symptoms provided depict a very external & generalized understanding of what it looks like to a therapist, but not at all the internal machinations of the person with the PD.
You can discuss about your traits with other PD-havers, but that can be hard to come by, like in cases of OCPD & HPD where they hardly have an online presence, so finding a community or just a person willing to lend an ear is slim to none.
& furthermore, if the DSM & ICD can't be your only source, it's best not to limit your pool on Tumblr & Reddit, either. They're keys to scientific & reliable articles, & there exists blogs who summarize...
I was going to write a yapfest here but i remembered im talloran so im legally forced to say No every Self Diagnoser is going to Hell
It's tricky, and I think it can be valid, but I'm self-dx or suspecting that I have certain conditions myself so I might be biased. However... Researching this kind of stuff without some professional help or guidance is super tricky, since so many symptoms (especially for trauma related disorders) will be found in similar disorders.
I've been suspecting myself of having different conditions for a few years, and still don't know if I got OSDD right or if a CPTSD diagnosis would make much more sense. Both of them give similar experiences, but OSDD causes more dissociative symptoms as a defensive measure.
I think most of us will agree that the amount of research that you've done, and if you've taken in account how your mental health has been fairing for the past decade, it'll make your claim more valid in the end.
It's okay as long as you do extreme research
like I suspected that I had BPD, but since it was cluster-b, I never self dx until I actually got diagnosed profesionally