Dear Selfdxers,
There is no easy way to say this, especially on a platform like Tumblr. Despite it, I know I need to get this off my chest. Do not EVER diagnose yourself with anything. You are NOT a professional and you do NOT have the years of training they go under. When you do this, you are an insult to the psychology field. I come from a line of mental disorders and those who are trained to recognize them. Although I am mostly clean of anything serious, I live in a house of people that aren't.
ADHD, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety..
The list goes on for my brother and mother. I spent years taking care of them when their moods spiked and dropped and when the two clashed. Self dxers absolutely disgust me and I wonder how you can live with yourself like that. If you use self diagnosis, stop it and go to someone who is actually trained to figure out what's wrong with you. If you can't "afford" an appointment, then why the hell are you claiming to have this disorder anyway? You're doing it for attention, that's why. Yeah I may get some hate for this, but I don't care. I have talked to my share of therapists and have even asked them their opinion on self dxers and the response is all the same: DO NOT DO IT. You are not qualified to make that decision. Got a problem with what I'm saying? Leave. It only proves you can't handle the truth.
