I’m just curious ..if you choose to ask the great public of Similar Worlds about your mental health, the results are so wildly different..

I think anything on sw should be taken with a pinch of salt. But if you want the crazy diagnosing then this is definitely the right place

No, the public here isn't as helpful as the web sesrches with psychology in the search terms.
They know stuff in the field of psychology that you still have to take with a grain of salt.

Exactly why I [b]don’t[/b] ask for broad assessments of my mental or any other health issue here. People are only guessing, based on their personal perspective and their “diagnoses” could be anything from mild depression or anxiety to schizophrenia.

Hell no
Would be worse than looking something up on WebMD.

Lol, right?
I would never ever ask.

We are not doctors...

I offended a specific person once who loves to play armchair psychologist because the idea of positivity irks her to pieces. 😉

Although from time to time I have gotten an accurate assessment and solid medical advice. I generally view it as me gaining knowledge in the area and leave the actual diagnosis to the professionals.

I wouldn't listen to any of us nutters on here tbf

Support groups on-line can be more accurate. But a good support group doesn't diagnose but does share info about diagnoses.

I dunno if what I just read is what you're talking about but I'm crying laughing at the bit of advice I've just see...

Mr L gets final say, I think, assuming he isn't high at the time 🙃

I see a lot of projection here. It's quite rampant. Some diagnosing others with their own issues.

What you probably should looking for is people with similar symptoms

Trust the experts

This is the last place you want to find anything to do with mental health.

You're crazy.. that one is usually spot on.

Haha - yeah they all gotta be right tho. 😃

I have 2 bug bears around tgus tioic.

The first is the number of men who said they could "fix" me on this site.

The number of people who self diagnose and claim to have depression, yet refuse to do anything about it and shame me for having taken meds.

Always talk to a medical professional or a therapist 🙏