Waking up at any time sucks because I usually wake up for a reason like being thirsty or needing to use the bathroom or something so then I have to get up and deal with it, I can’t just roll over and go back to sleep, which gets old after a while.
hi!! i’m taking part in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition this year, and i’m doing a study on stim toys, and the advantages and disadvantages of their normalization (aka, fidget spinners got really popular this year, and i wanna showcase how exactly that affects people with adhd and autism who use stim toys). i was wondering if you could fill out + share my survey for me!
the people who i’m looking for to fill this out are ideally autistic people,people with adhd, (including self-diagnosed), or anyone who knows somebody who is autistic or has adhd, who are currently attending school of any sort. the survey is on google forms, and contains 13 yes/no questions.
The most common self diagnosis on tumblr seems to be personality disorders. Self diagnosis in general is bad, but self diagnosing PDs is especially bad considering most people seem to use it as an excuse to be manipulative or petty.
A big problem with self diagnosing PDs is that many symptoms are symptoms of other more common mental disorders. An example would be someone with more social anxiety may think they have AvPD because the symptoms are very similar.
Another problem is when self diagnosing people will attempt to identify with symptoms more than they really do. For example, some symptoms of cluster b PDs are impulsivity, being overly dramatic, and erratic emotions all of which are common symptoms of bipolar disorder. The difference being for those with bipolar disorder these symptoms are only present during manic episodes, however those with PDs the symptoms are always present.
Those with personality disorders are usually unaware of their disorder because unlike most other mental illnesses, PDs do not cause the sufferer distress in the same way. People with PDs struggle with relationships, school, and work like those with other mental disorders but don’t or can’t acknowledge there is a problem.
The last reason I’ll give is that personality disorder are quite rare compared to other mental disorders. While some PDs are more common then others disorders like depression and anxiety heavily out weigh them.
If you truly believe you are suffering from a personality disorder seek help. Just claiming to have a disorder is not going to improve your mental health nor is it helping the stigma around less common and more serous mental disorders.
the most annoying thing about summer is whenever you feel a mysterious tickle you think it’s a bug tryna make your flesh its new home? then you slap yourself for no reason only to realize ain’t no bug even there. now you lookin dumb. tryna fight imaginary bugs all summer and shit. but you won’t learn. you’ll just keep smackin yourself
Idk why I decided to tag spoilers for gotg but literally nothing else
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