yeah i agree, it's why i try to not self-diagnose before i get an official answer despite all the signs being there. i think some people also tend to just see the basic signs of an illness and latch onto it, too, with ocd being a common one. some people don't comprehend just how badly someone suffering from it can be going through the symptoms, and just jump on a diagnosis from a few things they read on the internet. i always tell people that if you truly think you may have a type of mental disorder, go get a diagnosis because that shit is not livable.   i think so. i want to go into therapy, not just because it can be a career with a high earning potential. so i can live the lifestyle i want, but also because i feel like i'd be making a difference in society in some meaningful way. because that's what it's all about, right? trying to be a meaningful contributor to your society, or at least community? it was demoralizing because it didn't feel like this society would want me as a white male, though i suppose enough people felt the same way to where we're going in for trump term 2.
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