There has been research into the fact that student Doctors often report symptoms to their own doctors of the diseases they're currently studying - a kind of psy

There has been research into the fact that student Doctors often report symptoms to their own doctors of the diseases they're currently studying - a kind of psychological awareness temporarily manifesting as physical symptoms. Or the belief of physical symptoms. Sort of like the phantom phone buzz in our legs that many of us get occasionally. These symptoms aren't actually the disease - just like our legs are not actually our phones. > there’s a pretty direct line between the increase of mental health awareness campaigns and self-reported mental health "Self-reported mental health" is very different from clinically diagnosed and treated mental health. > I mean, look at this study, eating disorders spiked, are we suggesting people secretly unknowingly had an eating disorder they only became aware of through social media? It’s nonsense! This is a nonsense line of thinking because "only became aware of" is not the mechanism. There is plenty of research out there about how social media actively changes mental and behavioural patterns - especially in young people - because that is what it is DESIGNED TO DO in order to increase engagement and revenue. Changing your physical behaviour severely enough to become sick is a thing. Changing your mental behaviour severely enough to become sick is a thing. Mental health might be getting worse, but simply "awareness of mental health issues" is not the mechanism.