[ SECRET POST #3570 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3570 ⌋

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Re: "Self-dx" on Tumblr... (Please hear this out.)

[(Anonymous)]

I sometimes feel the way you do. A knee-jerk reaction of 'that can't possibly be real' followed by guilt because what do I know?

It's just that sometimes it almost feels as if some people are proud to have whatever illness it is they have. And I'm not saying having any kind of (mental) illness is something to be ashamed of, but proud? It doesn't really make you special/better, it's just a part of your life.

And then I remember the first time a doctor told me it might be a good idea to see a therapist and how I cried even though I knew it was probably for the best. And I remember that I didn't use the words 'depression' or 'anxiety' even though I'd been going to a therapist for ages and had used medication for a while, all because those words felt so heavy to me. Like, yes, I'm going through a rough time, but does that really fit me? Even if yeah, it did. I'm comfortable enough with it now to mention it if it's truly relevant, same as I would any other medical condition, but I still don't get why anyone would advertise it.

But then, it is the internet and especially on tumblr it's perhaps easier to be open about these things than IRL. I've tried to open up about my problems, but I rarely if ever get the support you're supposed to get in these cases, so I get why people might want to put it all online.