Yes, their intention was to be shitty by asking if you were high because the average person is by no means qualified to self diagnose.

Insisting that it’s a good idea to ignore people who spent their entire higher education and their entire career studying and treating those issues is exactly the same bullshit antivaxers try to pull and it’s dangerously irresponsible.

Mental health is obviously not an exact science; it can’t be. There are far too many variables. But, humans are very good at pattern recognition, and someone who has successfully treated dozens of patients with your exact symptoms is much more likely to get it right than some rando using WebMD.

If you search ‘reddit IRC ebooks’ you’ll find a very good guide on how to do it.

Plus, you really can’t beat IRC, at least for fiction, but it has a good selection of non-fiction.

That’s a really stupid take.

A diagnosis is very important because almost all mental/personality/executive functioning disorders share similar symptoms (anxiety, depression, etc.), but require different approaches for treatment.

It’s very possible for someone to be diagnosed with ADHD and depression when really they’re bipolar 2, and common depression medications (SSRIs) can have extremely adverse reactions with bipolar disorder.

It’s also super common for women to not be diagnosed with autism, but instead be given a laundry list of other diagnoses instead.

A proper diagnosis is imperative to getting the right treatment, whether that’s meds, therapy, or self help.