How many times do we have to say it: SELF-DIAGNOSIS IS VALID.
Official diagnosis take time and money lots of people don't have. Medical treatment and professionals are often biased against minorities. Medical professionals often don't know or don't care about nuanced or rare disorders, and either aren't able to diagnose or aren't willing to diagnose them because of stupid reasons like they don't believe they're real, even though they're in the DSM.
In short, if you disagree with self-diagnosis, if you think self diagnosis isn't valid, if you assume self-diagnosed people don't have what they say they have... shut up. Especially if you don't even have that condition/disorder.
People assume that doctors and medical professionals are perfect because they went to school for a long time. And yeah, if you can, it's best to try to get professional help. But this isn't always possible. Often because medical professionals can be STUPID BIGOTS. Trust me, I've met a lot of them.
Look, if you have the disorder they're claiming to have and know that they're spreading misinformation and just making fun of the disorder, that's different. You have the right to call that out.
If you don't have the disorder and suspect that that's happening, keep in mind: you could be wrong, and if you are and you say something, you could damage their mental health. It's best to listen/ask others with the disorder/condition about the situation.
If you think self diagnosis is just people seeing a tiktok about a condition and deciding that they have it or to pretend that they have it, and you bully people accordingly... SHUT UP. Seriously.
Self-diagnosis often takes months of research and self-reflection. The research is often a combination of reputable medical sources and testimonies from people with personal experiences with the disorder/condition in question. It is not done for attention, or for a joke; it's done so that people can finally get answers for their symptoms, find a community, and find supports and advice that works for them.
tldr; It's not your place to judge others for their conditions, diagnosed or not. You'll never fully know what they're going through.
Self-diagnosed people, I support and care about all of you. You are loved and valid, and I hope you have/find the support you need.
actually i have even less tolerance for diaspora who act like this isn't an issue. you literally don't have to out yourselves as so disconnected from history. seasia is still recovering from the effects of japanese imperialism, korea is still petitioning for reparations (or even just a fucking apology!) for comfort women, and until today japan continues to propagandise or straight-up lie about what it did during wartime. it is downright irresponsible to reduce the issue to fanwars or chinese nationalism and the language people have used is incredibly fucking disrespectful
you know what i hate twitter so much today so I'll be here
We all laugh at the "Everyone is Jin Ling's Uncle" thing but can we actually talk about how the Yunmeng sibs and their various marriages/murders almost single handedly ruined the line of succession for like every sect. Jin Ling is technically the heir to two sects because Jiang Cheng refuses to get married, except that isn't really practical but who else? Wei Ying technically would be heir if he was re-acknowledged except OH WAIT he's marrying a fucking Lan, and his only kid is freaking Lan Sizhui who is, that's right you guessed it, technically in line to be leader of Gusu Lan because once again, Lan Xichen didn't have his own damn heir! And that's not even touching that he is A WEN! Which isn't public knowledge but can we talk about the fact Wei Wuxian fucked up so bad (or good??) his actions somehow led to a WEN being in line to be sect leader of GUSU LAN??? And maybe technically Yunmeng Jiang. And maybe the Wen sect if it ever somehow came back. So that's three. Best boy Lan Sizhui could pretty much lead any sect he wanted. And then there's the dumpster fire of the Nie clan line of succesion, which I think ends somewhere around Nie Mingjue's decapitated head. You can't really blame the Jiang trio for that but Nie Huaisang is definitely like two steps away from doing some weird shit like misusing that Lan Xichen was the sworn brother of the sect leader. Just throw them into the pot as well so he doesn't have to deal with it. Absolutely obsessed with the fact one of the main plot tools of period pieces has just been ripped to smithereens because almost all the dudes refuse to fuck any women.
WeiLan: 10,000 years of pining
WangXian: A decade worth pining
WenZhou: FUCK pining. I just met you but we are now soulmates. No take backs.
look at juni :((
Chef Junnie ♡´・ᴗ・`♡
@ everyone who said ‘if you liked The Untamed, you’ll probably like Joy of Life’, you were right and I hate you
once again I am the kiss of death to my favourite character, once again I am fucking distraught over the use of zhiji (oh my god, they were zhiji), once again I am overly invested in a character I am absolutely sure is up to no good (look, I don’t trust the second prince as far as I can throw him, but I do admire his commitment to the No Shoes Lifestyle)
LXC, to WWX: hello, young master Wei, how was your evening? Would you like some tea? Alcohol? Spicy food?
JC: *is always 000.3 seconds away from committing a hate crime every time he lays eyes on LWJ*
im just scared like everyone else i'll just end up being toxic and overbearing to them
I think a fundamental part of online friendships that people ‘outside’ fail to understand is how comforting it is to have friends right there in your pocket who will keep you company in good times and bad, listen to your rants, let you vent, be supportive whilst offering outsider perspective…
Need to be alone but need support too? Pocket friends.
Something awful just happened and there’s nobody around for you to tell? Pocket friends.
Need to let your feelings out but don’t want people to see you ugly-cry? Pocket friends.
Keep being amazing, pocket friends. You couldn’t possibly imagine how important you are.