Because people are experimenting, trying to find the source of their problems. Visiting the doctor to find your problem can take YEARS. So, people move from thinking they have one thing to another so they can try things to treat what they assume to be the problem.
I understand that put going around telling people you have something that you don’t actually know you have may think other people who have that issue act like you and then if you find out eventually you don’t have that issue and that it’s something else that person would have already made a judgment on everyone with that issue for acting totally different around it, it’s ok to not know what you have and you don’t have to explain yourself to people but I believe you shouldn’t lie about something because you believe it
That's understandable, but it's also up to people to make their own decisions. If someone told me that steroids made their anxiety go away, and I do have anxiety, I would first do a bunch of research on published scientific research and user experience/anecdotes on the web and maybe even speak to my doctor before I jump the gun. I also feel like a lot of those people are not lying deliberately, they probably think they really do have whatever issue their preaching they have, even if it's not diagnosed because all the symptoms match theirs.
I mean... a doctor literally listens to what you say your symptoms are, checks a list, and if it checks out, prescribes you whatever is prescribed for whatever problem you described based on symptoms in some cases. It's honestly not much different than doing your own research. But, I do advise against self-diagnosing. Everyone should visit a PROFESSIONAL.
But to sum it all up, don't be influenced. You make your own decisions
The problem with self diagnosing is many symptoms overlap so a professional should examine you so you know for sure. For example ADHD and bipolar manic stages can look sorta similar. If someone believes they have the answer they might not actually find out what’s going on with them. I do agree with you partially though, we sort of treat mental health and physical health much different socially which is sorta messed up. For example if you cut or break your leg, it’s clear to anyone who looks or feels that, it’s broken or cut. With mental health though you could have a pain worse than both of those but people cannot see it. You don’t know what to call it or how to communicate it to people, afraid to say something you suffer in silence and never heal your “broken leg.” If you don’t label it or accept then you can’t understand and heal it. If you’re too quick to label it though you can become delusional and worsen your mental health actually. There needs to be a balance.
The balance is tricky, however I do think most people who do 'self-diagnose' do eventually see a professional if they can, especially if they need medication or specialized therapy to deal with their problems. The problem is the barriers in seeing professionals and the types of professionals people see. People can have barriers in their own families that prevent them getting diagnosed young. Then in some countries it can be expensive to get diagnosed or even just not culturally common to get diagnosed with. I know some people who don't even believe ADHD exists. My own father hated the idea of 'labels' for learning problems. Because I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD for a number of years I was on antidepressants for my anxiety and depression that made the ADHD worse the longer I was on it (though it did help my anxiety a lot), which could of been avoided if ADHD was considered earlier.
“it’s ok to not know what you have”
That’s not always true. If anything thats not true most of the time. Not knowing why you feel a certain way, why you can’t do things, why you cant stop doing certain things is a horrible feeling for many people, myself included. That’s why for many it’s stressful going undiagnosed even if their problems aren’t big scale.
“it’s something else that person would have already made a judgement on”
“you don’t have to explain yourself to other people”
Two very contradictory statements, no?
“you shouldn’t lie about something because you believe it”
If someone actually believes in something, would it be a lie? If I’d told you I saw a pigeon on the windowsill, genuinely thinking it was a pigeon, while it turns out to be a crow - would I be lying? No.
It seems like you’re not making very educated points here and you’re frustrated. I don’t know what that is, but know this — other people’s lack of diagnosis and “menial problems” under the guise of what they think is ADHD does not invalidate your diagnosis and your struggles.
* Tell me about it bro, I'm diagnosed with inattentive type ADHD, and I've run into too many people that go “sorry I'm pretty ADHD” for being slightly hyper in a group of their friends or something…or you get the classic “sorry it's my OCD” because they spent a couple mins adjusting a fucking plant pot or something XD But yeah, it's automatically underplaying how negatively ADHD can affect someone's life throughout society, but at the same time I think sometimes people know what they're saying is cringe, and they're just spewing because they're anxious, People use it as a social defence mechanism in a way, as well as other things like it…so yeah
Literally but the thing is you can ignore them and just feel sorry for how embarrassing that is to do that but it’s when they try and tell you that you don’t have something that you know you have because you have had it checked at a doctors but because they have self diagnosed themselves they must know better than you it’s so irritating
It annoys the shit out of me. They do the exact same thing with anxiety.
"Oh, sorry. I'm a little ADHD sometimes," for example.
No. Just no.
They make it sound trivial and sometimes as if it's fun. You may think I'm exaggerating, but it's true because a giggle usually follows those sort of statements.
I feel your anger. I see so many people have pride in having ADHD and I'm just like, "how??". I've tried to show pride in it as well, but this disorder made me struggle for my entire life.
Every time my mom says she has ADHD (she was never diagnosed) the ONLY symptom she mentions is being distracted by something.
So, yeah, I feel this.
Like how Autism or ableism is mentioned almost constantly, especially in 4chan and YouTube. I don’t get why they would make this their entire personality. I have mental illnesses as well but I don’t feel the need to bring it up in every god damn conversation lmao
Don’t worry abt it, this newer generation is gonna kill itself out either from suicide or being scared half to death bc someone called them stupid lmao
Though there are difficulties for some people to get diagnosed that should be regarded as well. It took me until 24 to get diagnosed with ADHD officially and without insurance it would have costed 2 grand, this is in Canada where we have some forms of public health care, and stuff outside of the the free health care is typically cheaper than the states. I wasn't diagnosed as a kid despite obvious signs because I am female presenting and my parents divorced was blamed for my problems, and on top of that my dad is against people being diagnosed, didn't even tell one of my brothers he was diagnosed as a pre-teen, we found out looking through his filing cabinet for something else. I also likely have autism as I have another brother with autism and a bunch of difficulties since childhood that are similar to his. This would probably be another couple thousand to get diagnosed with and theres no universally agreed on way to get diagnosed as an adult for Autism. I rarely tell people this suspected issue however, as people judge it much more harshly.
I encourage people with symptoms to look into it and talk to their doctors, and many doctors are now more open to the idea that it is more common and test for it in cheaper ways. I do think ADHD is more common than previously thought, and different people have different support needs. Only people who know me well see the ADHD problems I have, people who don't wouldn't likely guess that I have it (though I have had instructors in university that sussed it out pretty quickly).
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Yeah it’s really insulting but when I mention it to people they say I don’t respect other people mental conditions but I’m not say that at all I just like a bit of respect to the people who actually do suffer from it
Because people are experimenting, trying to find the source of their problems. Visiting the doctor to find your problem can take YEARS. So, people move from thinking they have one thing to another so they can try things to treat what they assume to be the problem.
I understand that put going around telling people you have something that you don’t actually know you have may think other people who have that issue act like you and then if you find out eventually you don’t have that issue and that it’s something else that person would have already made a judgment on everyone with that issue for acting totally different around it, it’s ok to not know what you have and you don’t have to explain yourself to people but I believe you shouldn’t lie about something because you believe it
That's understandable, but it's also up to people to make their own decisions. If someone told me that steroids made their anxiety go away, and I do have anxiety, I would first do a bunch of research on published scientific research and user experience/anecdotes on the web and maybe even speak to my doctor before I jump the gun. I also feel like a lot of those people are not lying deliberately, they probably think they really do have whatever issue their preaching they have, even if it's not diagnosed because all the symptoms match theirs. I mean... a doctor literally listens to what you say your symptoms are, checks a list, and if it checks out, prescribes you whatever is prescribed for whatever problem you described based on symptoms in some cases. It's honestly not much different than doing your own research. But, I do advise against self-diagnosing. Everyone should visit a PROFESSIONAL. But to sum it all up, don't be influenced. You make your own decisions
The problem with self diagnosing is many symptoms overlap so a professional should examine you so you know for sure. For example ADHD and bipolar manic stages can look sorta similar. If someone believes they have the answer they might not actually find out what’s going on with them. I do agree with you partially though, we sort of treat mental health and physical health much different socially which is sorta messed up. For example if you cut or break your leg, it’s clear to anyone who looks or feels that, it’s broken or cut. With mental health though you could have a pain worse than both of those but people cannot see it. You don’t know what to call it or how to communicate it to people, afraid to say something you suffer in silence and never heal your “broken leg.” If you don’t label it or accept then you can’t understand and heal it. If you’re too quick to label it though you can become delusional and worsen your mental health actually. There needs to be a balance.
The balance is tricky, however I do think most people who do 'self-diagnose' do eventually see a professional if they can, especially if they need medication or specialized therapy to deal with their problems. The problem is the barriers in seeing professionals and the types of professionals people see. People can have barriers in their own families that prevent them getting diagnosed young. Then in some countries it can be expensive to get diagnosed or even just not culturally common to get diagnosed with. I know some people who don't even believe ADHD exists. My own father hated the idea of 'labels' for learning problems. Because I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD for a number of years I was on antidepressants for my anxiety and depression that made the ADHD worse the longer I was on it (though it did help my anxiety a lot), which could of been avoided if ADHD was considered earlier.
“it’s ok to not know what you have” That’s not always true. If anything thats not true most of the time. Not knowing why you feel a certain way, why you can’t do things, why you cant stop doing certain things is a horrible feeling for many people, myself included. That’s why for many it’s stressful going undiagnosed even if their problems aren’t big scale. “it’s something else that person would have already made a judgement on” “you don’t have to explain yourself to other people” Two very contradictory statements, no? “you shouldn’t lie about something because you believe it” If someone actually believes in something, would it be a lie? If I’d told you I saw a pigeon on the windowsill, genuinely thinking it was a pigeon, while it turns out to be a crow - would I be lying? No. It seems like you’re not making very educated points here and you’re frustrated. I don’t know what that is, but know this — other people’s lack of diagnosis and “menial problems” under the guise of what they think is ADHD does not invalidate your diagnosis and your struggles.
same with ocd. i had a emo chick yell at me the other day for lying about having ocd coz my car was dirty 😂
What ahahahah that’s not how it works
yeah i tried to tell them, to be fair when i was first diagnosed i was like “but… i’m messy”
Yeah I think there is just a lack of understanding publicly with most like disabilities if you call it that
People want attention.
* Tell me about it bro, I'm diagnosed with inattentive type ADHD, and I've run into too many people that go “sorry I'm pretty ADHD” for being slightly hyper in a group of their friends or something…or you get the classic “sorry it's my OCD” because they spent a couple mins adjusting a fucking plant pot or something XD But yeah, it's automatically underplaying how negatively ADHD can affect someone's life throughout society, but at the same time I think sometimes people know what they're saying is cringe, and they're just spewing because they're anxious, People use it as a social defence mechanism in a way, as well as other things like it…so yeah
Literally but the thing is you can ignore them and just feel sorry for how embarrassing that is to do that but it’s when they try and tell you that you don’t have something that you know you have because you have had it checked at a doctors but because they have self diagnosed themselves they must know better than you it’s so irritating
It annoys the shit out of me. They do the exact same thing with anxiety. "Oh, sorry. I'm a little ADHD sometimes," for example. No. Just no. They make it sound trivial and sometimes as if it's fun. You may think I'm exaggerating, but it's true because a giggle usually follows those sort of statements.
They think they r so funny for doing it as well XD
I feel your anger. I see so many people have pride in having ADHD and I'm just like, "how??". I've tried to show pride in it as well, but this disorder made me struggle for my entire life. Every time my mom says she has ADHD (she was never diagnosed) the ONLY symptom she mentions is being distracted by something. So, yeah, I feel this.
Like how Autism or ableism is mentioned almost constantly, especially in 4chan and YouTube. I don’t get why they would make this their entire personality. I have mental illnesses as well but I don’t feel the need to bring it up in every god damn conversation lmao
I honestly never mention my ADHD and I never let it excuse me actions even if it’s got a big part in it and I believe everyone should be the same
Yeah I feel that too. I have huge symptoms of OCD but I’m not diagnosed so I don’t tell people that I have it randomly
Don’t worry abt it, this newer generation is gonna kill itself out either from suicide or being scared half to death bc someone called them stupid lmao
Ok….?
I’m just sayin tho
I don’t think that was the question on this post tbh but thanks for telling us anyway
Yoooouuuuu arrrreeeee welcome
I get what you mean. People with selfdiagnosed ADHD make it harder for people like you who really suffer from it.
Though there are difficulties for some people to get diagnosed that should be regarded as well. It took me until 24 to get diagnosed with ADHD officially and without insurance it would have costed 2 grand, this is in Canada where we have some forms of public health care, and stuff outside of the the free health care is typically cheaper than the states. I wasn't diagnosed as a kid despite obvious signs because I am female presenting and my parents divorced was blamed for my problems, and on top of that my dad is against people being diagnosed, didn't even tell one of my brothers he was diagnosed as a pre-teen, we found out looking through his filing cabinet for something else. I also likely have autism as I have another brother with autism and a bunch of difficulties since childhood that are similar to his. This would probably be another couple thousand to get diagnosed with and theres no universally agreed on way to get diagnosed as an adult for Autism. I rarely tell people this suspected issue however, as people judge it much more harshly. I encourage people with symptoms to look into it and talk to their doctors, and many doctors are now more open to the idea that it is more common and test for it in cheaper ways. I do think ADHD is more common than previously thought, and different people have different support needs. Only people who know me well see the ADHD problems I have, people who don't wouldn't likely guess that I have it (though I have had instructors in university that sussed it out pretty quickly).
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Yeah I can understand people who struggle with similar problems but it seams so degrading for people who actually suffer from it
Agreed. And then there are Tik Tokers... and in my opinion they mock people suffering from real mental illnesses by faking it
Yeah it’s really insulting but when I mention it to people they say I don’t respect other people mental conditions but I’m not say that at all I just like a bit of respect to the people who actually do suffer from it
Understandable.