Do you ever feel like a fraud?

YESS. Maybe cause we have to convince doctors to actually listen? There are good days and bad days with chronic illness. A good day doesn't mean the illness disappears.

absolutely - especially when i’m going through a bad depressive episode and i start telling myself that i’m just being dramatic (even when i’m barely functioning and can’t kick myself out of it)

Does anyone out there have skin cancer of the face.. I just had surgery and the incision has 34 stitches. Since the surgery I have had 7 more scc spots.

i’ve assumed i’ve had fibromyalgia for probably two years. i just got the diagnosis yesterday. but there’s a voice in the back of my mind telling me it’s not real and that i just can’t tolerate pain.

*shouldn’t instead of should

I got diagnosed with ADHD last year (I genuinely wonder how I got to age 16 without someone noticing lol) and have since gotten involved in the neurodivergent and autism communities, and realized that it’s likely I have autism as well. While I believe that self diagnosis is valid (if you do your research and have limited other options) I feel as though I’ve co-opted a term and am gaslighting myself into thinking I should get tested. It just REALLY sucks and I wish there was a way I could feel better about it, even though I’ve talked to my autistic friends and they’ve all encouraged me to get tested.

It makes it hard for me to reach out to others with DID as well. I don't want anyone I interact with to feel judged. it makes me really feel bad about myself when I know that just because someone experiences something different it doesn't mean they are wrong

yes, constantly. I also catch myself projecting onto otger people with DID. I hate that I do it and it's taking a lot of introspection for me to stop doing it.

Oh totally! That’s so normal and doesn’t reflect any validity of your diagnosis :) But I know it’s a really anxiety-inducing thought

constantly, im diagnosed with depression and anxiety. even when im feeling the symptoms or i have an anxiety attack i keep thinking 'im must be so good at faking that i convinced myself and now im just faking symptoms subconsciously'

I was accused of exaggerating so often as a kid I still accuse myself of it now and I’m in my 40s. Childhood trauma is the gift that keeps on giving!

I have thought about this a lot, especially the year I just got diagnosed. Especially when people in high school believe they all have depression. But I struggle with this and it’s hard to not think about that every once in a while. The one thing I know is if you think “ am I faking this” people that do fake it or have not had any disorders themselves don’t have those thoughts