#self diagnosing

This post is not about TransID as a whole.

When doing my research about it, I found this definition for a subgroup (for lack of a different word) of TransID: (quote) "Identifying as having a neurological condition or disorder (e.g., autism, DID, Bipolar Disorder) despite not having a medical diagnosis." (End quote) That is just self-diagnosing. And there's nothing wrong with it and it's completely valid.

IM CURED GUYYSSS!!!!!

I’m healthy.

I have a healthy relationship with food my mom doesn’t hate me and I certainly am allowed to make mistakes. I don’t have to be flawless 🧘‍♀️🪽🤞

[TEXT ID: this system mostly relies on self diagnosing due to neglect and fear]

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So, I do not have access to a therapist or a doctor or anyone professional to diagnose me. I'm 14 with no money of my own + a professional diagnosis would not be safe to get since I live in America and they're doing some wild shit over here. I might genuinely get institutionalized when I don't need it. However, I have noticed OCD adjacent symptoms in myself, particularly moral OCD I believe is what it's called. I've also seen it called moral scrutiny OCD? Idk what the correct term is.

I was way more confident self-diagnosing with ADHD and autism because I have a LOT of proof. Apart from the signs I've seen in myself, my family has genetic history. My mom has ADHD and autism, one brother has autism, the other has ADHD, several aunts and uncles have ADHD or autism or both, multiple cousins are autistic, etc. Big majority of my family has it. I've already done thorough research too.

The problems I have with self-diagnosing OCD are the following:

-No family history, as far as I know.

-It's a heavily misunderstood condition.

-I don't want to be wrong about having it and accidentally contribute to the misunderstanding of the condition.

-I don't want to be invading on OCD spaces.

-Less of a serious reason ig but I don't wanna seem like one of those "I'm so OCD I need everything organized" people. I don't wanna look like I'm assigning myself a disorder just because I have one trait. I do NOT just have one trait I promise you.

I've already been researching and it really does seem like I have it, I just am really nervous about self-diagnosing. So how exactly would I go about doing that?

if anything, the part where i think people need the most support is when they start questioning. because so often people go to other autistics for help and get brushed off due to the intense stigma around self-diagnosing which makes them even more likely to just give up on the whole thing

Well, smart choice on me because i did that and it showed i was anemic and lacking vitamin D.

This is the first time in my whole life that something has shown up in blood work.

So pro tip ig: if you're chronically ill and have cycles of symptoms, asked to be tested during the flair.

Once again i have done more thinking than any doctor I've ever had... besides a few diamonds in the rough.

Basically, tell me you have high expectations in regards to medical professionals listening to you without telling me. Also in the US diagnosis is hella expensive.