Is it harmful to fake mental illness/Neurodivergence?
Thread Topic: Is it harmful to fake mental illness/Neurodivergence?
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Discuss. I don't think it is black and white and personally I believe if someone is FAKING a mental illness, they probably have something going on. I don't believe self diagnosing is inherently harmful but I do think there are unintended consequences that come from self diagnosing (especially with autism, DID and ADHD) that should definitely be talked about. It's a blatant fact that it's becoming "trendy" in some social circles to claim neurodivergence.
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i believe it’s wrong. you should go see a doctor to get diagnosed if you’re skeptical you have something point blank. i have seen so many people self-diagnose themselves with stuff like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, etc, and while it doesn’t downplay any of their symptoms, i believe it really desensitizes us to the people who have those mental illnesses :(
the issue nowadays is people romanticizing these illnesses and self-diagnosing themselves with it, which subsequently causes a lack of understanding for the people who struggle with it
i hope i made sense oofers, i’m not the best at explaining but it’s always a great idea to just see a doctor anytime someone gets super skeptical -
i think faking and self diagnosing can be different things. Self diagnosing is a bit nuanced, but faking is very wrong (it could also be a disorder itself, so that's worth thinking about)
the reason i say self diagnosing is nuanced is because of the different ways someone can be self diagnosed. For example, I don't TECHNICALLY have ADHD. I've done the tests my therapy office gives me, and they always say that they can't tell if I have it or not. However, I have talked with my therapist and doctors about how my behavior and thinking patterns are, and they say that it's very likely that I do have ADHD, so because of that, sometimes I will say I have it. That could be self diagnosing to some people, but since I've talked to a professional about it, I don't consider myself self diagnosed. If you don't talk to a professional about it, then I do think it's self diagnosis, and I think that's not okay
I think both of you guys make sense, this is just how I try to distinguish some of the layers of self diagnosing/faking, if that makes any sense
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