[ SECRET POST #3592 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3592 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Self diagnosed mental issues

[(Anonymous)]

There is a difference between going, "Hm. I think I might have depression. I should see a doctor about that to confirm it." And, "I have depression and I am going to self medicate with _______."

Re: Self diagnosed mental issues

[(Anonymous)]

Self medication was never in the picture, you were saying how can mentally ill people know what is wrong with them, and imo that perpetuates the weird myth that if you are not completely delusional and think you are fine you aren't REALLY mentally ill.

I do think people should confirm their self diagnosis, and also probably get second opinions on diagnosis, and even if you can't get to a doctor self medicating is always bad. But I also think people on the internet jump on anyone online who go "I think I have ____" with "YOU FAKER HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW" way too much.

Re: Self diagnosed mental issues

[(Anonymous)]

Self diagnosis =/= self-edication, though.

I can't think of many forms of self-medicating that wouldn't suck whether or not you had depression. Self care is different but if someone responds to feeling like shit with drinking or taking drugs that's probably not a great idea no matter how mentally sound they are. And there's no such thing as self-medicating for autism (unless people fall for the diet/herbal snake oil du jour), just different kinds of behavioral modifications that might help.

If someonewho thinks they have depression has access to medical care and meds and a therapist and decides to take St. John's Wort instead because it kind of works like an SSRI, they're an idiot because even SSRIs, which have a specified dosage so you don't have to worry about how a plant was dried or when it was harvested or how long to steep it, should only be taken under a doctor's supervision because people can have bad reactions to specific drugs, because they can play merry hell with your brain while your body gets used to them even if they work, and because they might interact with other meds you take or food you eat or whatever. Just because a plant might do the same job (without the benefit of a standardized dose) doesn't mean it can't cause the same potential problems.

But those are problems with self medication, not self diagnosis. And the other problem with self diagnosis is really a behavioral problem, in that some assholes use self-diagnosis to excuse their being assholes.