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The latest "OMG Teens are doing stupid stuff with the latest internetty thingy" story. Yay. Just like the last time where no, teens weren't killing themselves a
by SubiculumCode 5y ago
The latest "OMG Teens are doing stupid stuff with the latest internetty thingy" story. Yay. Just like the last time where no, teens weren't killing themselves as part of a challenge, kids aren't freaking out. If anything, this trend will help make mental illness less stigmatizing.
- foepys 5y ago> will help make mental illness less stigmatizing Or will result in doctors not taking people seriously because only a small percentage of their patients claiming to have a mental illness actually have one. I can see it going both ways.
- mdoms 5y agoI would encourage you to take a look at this subreddit. It's a bit mean spirited and not a nice place, but watch some of the videos and tell me you don't think we should be concerned about these people. https://www.reddit.com/r/fakedisordercringe/ https://www.reddit.com/r/fakedisordercringe/
- TigeriusKirk 5y agoThanks for that link. Of course it's going to be cherrypicked extremes, but it's interesting to see what's going on out there.
- supernovae 5y agoMy teen was convinced she had DID and tried committing suicide twice. It's not benign.