Felix

Anyone who's dismissing a person for being self diagnosed has no idea what it's like to not have access to a diagnosis and eventual support. They're not going through life like "uwu. I'm so ✨neurospicy✨". Literally every day is a struggle but no one takes them seriously and they don't get access to support and medication that could help them, thereby the quality of their life is significantly reduced.

Also, as someone who has studied in this field, and spoken to multiple professors who have actively worked as therapists, you are hit, pretty quickly, with the gap in understanding that exists in many (especially but not limited to) non-western countries. I've legit had them tell me they don't usually "prefer" to give out diagnosis because they think the person is gonna use it only to access benefits and not to attend therapy sessions to 'cure their disability'

So what exactly is a person suspecting a disorder/disability to do in this situation? Medical neglect and gaslighting is a thing. And sadly, is pretty common.

So before judging someone for being self-diagnosed, please try to understand what it must be like for them...

Learn about disorder

Find every post about it strangely relatable

Do a ton of research, usually several knights of the week, month, or several months, and slowly realize I definitely have this disorder

Deny I have the disorder for at least a year cause I’m not entirely sure, continue to learn more and still relate to everything I see relating to it

2026 - 2025 - 2024 - 2023

in spite of it all, happy 2026 pride.

you can download current and past hi-res versions of these over at my ko-fi (ok to print for personal use): https://ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/shop/freedownloads

you can also snag shirts here which go to various orgs: https://mxmorgan.threadless.com/collections/pride

these get reposted a whole lot from here to reddit to twitter to tiktok and on and on, and i don't personally care whether or not i'm credited. i made these for everyone to use, enjoy, and find meaning in them. i appreciate folks who do credit me, but if able, please at least link to the threadless shop in the previous post - folks can get an official shirt where 90% of earnings go to trans led orgs focused on mental health (which is an important matter in general, but very personal to me) and not from a scam bot site selling AI-churned maga garbage where you probably won't get one anyway. i also suggest downloading the files from my ko-fi - they are free/PWYW and you can use them to make your own shirt, patch, embroidery project, whatever. tips are always nice, cuz i do like a pizza now and then, but never required for download.