i think it's less people faking intentionally and more seeing themselves in symptoms and jumping to labeling things that might not actually be clinically significant. esp with young teens claiming PDs i'm like. that could just be Being A Teen yknow?
is this basically what you're saying? : https://tetratto.com/post/174895728541115957
yeah i didnāt realize my initial wording when i first posted that, i meant to say self mis-diagnosis so thatās on me
itās not just this community, but iāve just noticed that every other person iāve met here has been a system or someone with B/N/ASPD and they all tend to be under 16
and no iām not saying you canāt have those disorders under that age. itās just my experience with people š self mis-diagnosis is just a touchy subject for me
and to clarify i absolutely don't blame young teens for trying to find labels for their experiences. growing up fucking sucks and it can make you feel like you're losing your mind; wanting to have answers for why you feel the way you do is totally understandable. i think the issue mainly falls in how the current social media landscape amplifies it and leads to people using illnesses as identity, even if they end up not actually having said illnesses. i've seen people say it felt impossible to back away from it because admitting they were wrong or confused led to people labeling them as a liar and enacting harassment campaigns, when it isn't lying or malingering to just be confused and jump to a conclusion that's incorrect. overall it's just really sad to me :-(
THIS