i agree with this a lot because i've done the exact thing too before 😭 even though i didn't necessarily have the disorder, relating to some of the description of the symptoms made me feel understood — making me want to cling onto that information i found because i had nowhere else to receive proper support. through self diagnosing and identifying with those disorders, it felt like it validated the issues i was going through. which was not the right thing to do but yk finding ways to help yourself can sometimes be limited
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not saying that misdiagnosing myself with disorders i didn't have was right, because it's very disrespectful to people who actually have those. it is concerning how i've seen a lot of people seem to end up doing that too