why do people automatically assume someone is self diagnosed.. like ????

^^^^ fr- I have been diagnosed with add and cp (cerebral palsy) and some people assume I self diagnosed it cause i have terrible balance and stiff muscles it gets hella annoying

this is nothing against you, but generally i dont know why people put their diagnoses on their mta or in their bio if it would not directly affect the public or anything, but just regardless? like what is the point, why is this one of the most important things someone should know about you, yknow?? 😭

pppeople should just shut up and not assume thing..? also self dx is the first step to an actual dx. you dont get violently ill and then not trynand find out why

i am also diagnosed with adhd but my dad stopped giving me my meds cos he thinks im just being stupid :(

oh THANK GOD im glad i wasnt right fr...i thought you were self diagnoseing like everyone else for attention lmao-

i cant say this enough, but self diagnosis (in the way that i am about explain) is not a bad thing in the first place in order to get professionally diagnosed with ANYTHING, mental or not, usually you need to have an idea that you MAY have it using heavy research that means that in no way is true self diagnosis an ACTUAL diagnosis People can assume they have a cold for example using their symptoms and the knowledge they have on it many people simply CANT have an official diagnosis, so they self diagnose they could be wrong, and they know this, so they dont automatically assume its what they have. its never a concrete decision until they get a professional diagnosis the tiktok form of self diagnose thats common with tourettes and autism is NOT true self diagnosis in no way am i defending the people who maliciously fake mental illnesses and stuff, does that make sense