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During COVID, I saw a lot of people self-diagnosing as anxiety disorder, ADHD, autistic, etc. as a coping mechanism or attention-seeking behavior, seriously diluting the impact of clinical diagnoses for the actual ailments and developing unhealthy coping mechanisms for the stress of the time. At least, that's my unprofessional external observation. People want answers, and accept labels as a substitute for learning how to live with themselves. My 2¢, anyway.
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