you’ve made some statements about mental illness, and it seems to be a topic that you hold strong opinions on.
do you mind elaborating in general on how you think of the phenomenon? (people believing they have mental illnesses, seeking diagnoses, alternate perspectives with which to interpret the same phenomena that are usually interpreted as symptoms of mental illness, etc)
i had a sudden onset of bdd last summer where i obsessed over a specific part of my body for months even though i had no such obession ever
it lasted for 4 monts gradually decreased and it was actual hell
The whole time i thought i was the ugliest person in the world and was sweating to the bone at any type of social interaction
Was spending around 6 hours each day mirror checking and comparing
after 4 months it went away and after like 9 months clean it suddenly appeared again fixated on my head and shoulders
Right now im still struggling with it and its really decreased but believe me as a person who has seen his share of retarded shit this is almost a death sentence
As a kid I was worried about waking up as a cyclops and would constantly press the bridge of my nose thinking that I’d poke a big eye one day, and would do this before looking in a mirror so I wouldn’t surprise myself