#oglebees

mkay but the problem is when you go around claiming u have some sort of disorder it promotes the idea of said...

how the hell do you know people aren't trying? ive talked to multiple therapists and school guidance counselors, the reason im not Professionally Diagnosed with anything is bc i'm kind of too afraid to disclose information to them???  (besides depression! bc i DO have a diagnosis on that particular thing l o l) 

this got really long but it’s because you! are Wrong

hey, guess what, do you know why people self diagnose? its not because they think its a Cool Thing to Do, its because they cant fucking afford that shit! or they have anxiety abt seeing a medical professional! or their #parents are an obstacle, or some other reason!

young people on tumblr self diagnosing arent teenagers trying to be trendy, like 99% of the time its bc they cant get access to medical care. even so, the word of a medical professional shouldnt be valued so highly?? 

theres so many shitty ones that have prejudices that prevent them from making valid diagnoses (#racism and #fatphobia play into this a lot, #cissexism / #transphobia and #sexism too; stigma prevents people from being diagnosed correctly or at all)

and ppl that self diagnose research their shit. i know so many ppl who were Officially Diagnosed with something bc they filled out a checklist and their therapist/psychologist/doctor etc was just like “yup u have this thing” 

im so scared to talk abt this shit bc my #parents and other ppl bashing self diagnosing make me and other neurodivergent ppl constantly second guess ourselves, you’re literally contributing to ableism

also blogging about it helps?? blogs are like literal public journals and it helps people cope with stuff by venting and communicating with other people with similar experiences. no one’s “not doing anything about it” either, that’s Doing Something

if u held a baby would u start weeping