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 :-(