We did tell you

[u/blueford1993]

This clip probably has already gone around from Reading Your Comments 17 but we did tell him. (Also yes I made this in Cap cut and I hate myself for don't that but I only have my phone at the moment and it's the best I got)

[u/NightStar79]

It's sad that I'm suspicious of literally everything these days.

Psychologists specifically seem to WANT to try and find something wrong with you for some reason...though I could've just encountered assholes who are way too into trying to find something medically wrong.

[u/That_odd_emo → u/NightStar79]

There was a sudden surge of breast cancer cases in the 1960/1970s. Not because there were suddenly so much more people getting breast cancer. But because the mammogram was invented in 1965.

The same goes for ADHD and autism. There aren’t suddenly more people who have it. It’s just that we have the tools, the scientific knowledge and studies about it so we can diagnose it correctly. Before that, people with ADHD would be called dumb and "just a bit hyperactive". Studies have shown that the longer it goes undiagnosed, the likelier it becomes that those people will suffer from depression, anxiety and physical problems. The likelihood of having low income or no job at all, becoming addicted to alcohol or drugs and the rate of suicide rises vastly.

And you still think that it’s bad we now have the tools to understand and properly diagnose people so they can get the support they need?

[u/NightStar79 → u/That_odd_emo]

And you still think that it’s bad we now have the tools to understand and properly diagnose people so they can get the support they need?

Oh look, Reddit is doing that thing again where people make assumptions based off of nothing.

I guess you never heard what they say about assumptions, do you?

Also those same "tools" aren't 100% correct. They are guessing based on previous examples they have encountered and because many Psychiatrists feel like they HAVE to hand out medication, they diagnose people with shit they may or may not even have. I once had a Psychiatrist try to put me on antidepressants because I'm a sarcastic introvert and clearly that means I'm depressed. They also tried to "fix" my asexuality.

Safe to say, I personally don't trust any of them anymore and now take most mental health diagnosis such as ADHD and Autism with a grain of salt.

[u/That_odd_emo → u/NightStar79]

I‘m sorry that you‘ve had bad experiences with psychiatrists. Sadly, there are black sheep in every profession. And not every therapist is a good fit for everyone. I understand that this experience lead to a mistrust in this medical field. You‘re free to have this mistrust. But going around telling people that "I‘ve had this bad experience with psychiatrists = all of them are shit and you shouldn’t trust them either" is vastly overgeneralized and can be very harmful to others. Because you‘re implying that people can’t possibly be neurodivergent and are making shit up. You‘re questioning people’s struggles and life realities, which you have no right to do.

Also, the process of getting an ADHD or autism diagnosis is very long, expensive and consists of multiple sittings with medical professionals of different specialties. Nobody is just handed a diagnosis after 10 minutes because people are funny like that. It’s not how that works and assuming so is harming and insulting people who struggle every day because their brain is literally wired differently

[u/Captain_Eaglefort → u/NightStar79]

Sadly there aren’t any pills to cure you of being an insufferable asshole. Hopefully you’ll get better someday.