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I do think things like tiktok have caused it to explode. I remember my last year of teaching we had a PD session on what to do if teens start self diagnosing th
by dorchadas 4y ago
I do think things like tiktok have caused it to explode. I remember my last year of teaching we had a PD session on what to do if teens start self diagnosing themselves with various behaviours. It causes issues cause then they often do start exhibiting other behaviours they didn't have and it leads to a lot of problems. Tiktok has also done massive damage to things like DID where people claim it and that they can just 'switch' to their 'alters' at will. I knew some people who actually had DID and they hated this and how it basically made light of all the serious issues they have.
So I do think the self-diagnosis trend is increasing thanks to social media networks. And in some ways it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- jstarfish 4y agoThe multiple personality disorder and Munchausen-by-internet nonsense exploded on the Tumblr scene circa 2014.
- 112233 4y agoOTOH, DSM, govt pages etc focus only on small choldren, do not mention things like shutdown/meltdown at all etc. If one has grown up in a country, where upper end of the spectrum did not officially exist (eg USSR) those tiktoks are, like, only way to learn about these concepts.