Self diagnosing is not a good practice.
A lot of it happens in our society today.
And having a starting point is always good when you go into the doctor.
But that's they key part of that sentence.
When you GO TO THE DOCTOR.
It drives me insane when I see people post things about how they THINK they have a mental illness. I understand you're having problems.
But when you self diagnose, you make those mental illnesses seem like a joke.
OCD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder are all serious things.
You do not want to have them. If you think you're exhibiting symptoms, then go to a doctor.
I know this sounds incredibly privileged, because not everyone has access to health care, but in most cases I've seen, the people self diagnosing have health care readily available but decide to not go to the doctor anyway.
So yeah. There's my rant for the day.
STOP TRIVIALIZING MENTAL ILLNESS.
