Can we please romanticize that faking or self-diagnosing yourself with mental illnesses is not cool? PLEASE??? Or can we just stop romanticizing mental disorders in general? I’m so sick of it…
Talking only about people who self-diagnosed or are faking, not the people with actual professionally-diagnosed conditions‼️
A while ago, maybe few years ago, when I was younger, around 12 - 14 years old, I thought that being sick or having mental illness is fun and quirky, and I’m really, really sorry about it.
I would excuse all my awful actions by saying that I might be mentally unwell, that I have chronic conditions, etc.
I’m so guilty of that, and ashamed, because after learning about people’s sufferings and myself experiencing the dark side of it, I have never thought about it the same way again. I beg God to take it away, every time I go to Church. But I’m a sinner and that’s what I get for it, I want to get better, I want to go into a remission, please. It keeps exhausting and stressing me over and over and over again.
Every time I see someone self-diagnose or fake online, I keep imagining and thinking this:
-“I think I might have *this*!!! (^_^)”
- Oh, okay! Go to the doctor then, please!
-“I’ll Google it! And ChatGPT will support the answer!!!”
OH NO YOU DON’T
Like, just shut up (think) and stop. Is it THAT HARD?
I’ve seen a lot of people, like, saying “r/fakedisordercringe is that and this, they always fakeclaim people!!!”
BUT ARE THEY? How do you even know that they are NOT faking? And to them, how do you know they fake? Do you know? No, you probably don’t. I have only saw fakers defending another fakers, everywhere. I just don’t get it, why would you fake a miserable disorder? WHY? For what? Attention?
You can do better than this for attention! / pos
Please, self-diagnosis is not valid, if you suspect something, go to a doctor. This is for YOUR safety and your mental wellbeing. You aren’t a psychiatrist, even they cannot diagnose or treat themselves.
If you feel like you are unwell, don’t pull up your phone and record “quirky” TikToks about your “alter switching”, tics, etc. it just makes no sense. It’s not even about talking about your experience. I usually isolate myself from the internet, knowing how this place can be a home of awful things and people.
I experience hypochondria myself, and I know that it feels real sometimes, but trust me, it never is. If you look up some random symptom online, and post about it, you will cause mass hysteria
So hey, please, go touch some grass or GET OFF THE INTERNET!!! Whichever is best for you
I’m so sorry for everyone who fakes, but It will get better if you admit it, accept it and think and stop! I promise!!!
/ pos <3