Why do I NEED to diagnose myself with a mental illnesses?

Why is self-diagnosis such a problem in mental health?
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[@drali]

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[@zankipot1227]

Thank you! I am so tired of the trivialization of mental disorders

[@curiousnita]

So true 🤣 when I started actually therapy i started to be better discerning of what's real and what's my anxiety telling me lies

[@davinadavina1331]

anxiety is excessive worrying

[@amandamandamands]

And yet even the professionals will give you different diagnoses depending on what their area of expertise is as they are diagnosing you based on what fits best within their knowledge base. This is a really common thing to happen for people with late diagnosed ASD, ADHD etc, it is missed and you get anxiety, depression, PTSD, BPD etc instead.

[@GracefulEloquence]

It’s because they aren’t professionals, they’re just some people who did some projects in school for a few years and decided they knew what they were doing. It’s all a game to these people.

[@amandamandamands]

@@GracefulEloquence So what makes someone a professional then

[@Firegen1]

I agree on all of this. I have had to semi vocally slap a few people who have accused me of "finding" my neurological problems where there were none. I didn't start my road to autism referral. I went in trying to discover if it was poorly managed ADHD and significant mental health. My consultant doctor watched me for 10 minutes and dragged out to the a DCIM. It's only because my country's system for diagnosis in adults is badly broken, it's taken this long. To keep the wonderful metaphor. The power went out, the lightning kept striking. I turned around and saw my younger self, in tears struggling. I finally see her. I can finally support her.

[@xyfer5031]

I feel like I got something from this. Thanks. And nice putting out a jazz playlist. Started listening to it today, am 21 yo. 👌🏾

[@jemmawild9965]

I self diagnosed myself but getting a formal diagnosis soon....waited 4 yrs so far and they said around another 3! 😅 what imma do in the meantime lmao !!???🤣

[@MRVNKL]

There might be official mental health hotlines you could call! But from what i learned from a very experienced psychologist is that if you're noticing what's going on and have anxiety about your own thoughts/ overactive imagination then it's almost certainly OCD, and not you going 'insane'. It's the scaredness of being scared and it's extremely common and fine, and mostly comes from trauma/addiction. However, an official diagnose from a mental health professional is always helpful and probably necessary to get actual relief, because full recovery is possible. You can look up 'going crazy OCD' it's, way more common than you might think! Best wishes and get well soon :)

[@sakurangel3]

I don't agree. There are also abusive psychiatrists who can do defamation and fake diagnosis, and it can destroy a life. I did my own diagnosis and saved my own life by knowing what I had.

[@Someone-vp5kg]

I had a friend with asd once and I saw a lot of behaviours that he had that were almost identical to behaviours that I had, so I asked my mom if I had asd and she started yelling at me, idk why, and she said that I don't have it, ect. Lo and behold, the next year, I was diagnosed with asd.

[@somecapybarawithavrheadset4405]

My simplest explanation is "Yes you do know your own mind, But you don't know autism"

[@jaytera]

I think I have psychopathy

[@Coldbloodedreptile]

Nah its all real.. trust 💯

[@evelyncrouse4725]

I do not agree to people having to check themselves for a mental illness. People who are close to the person, parent, teacher, relative should be able to take a person to get checked out for a mental illness!!!!!!!!

[@briannasmith7470]

It costs so much how could you say that in less someone is rich its probably going to be really hard to get mental health care.

[@Smiggsss]

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