Opinion Today: The problem with getting a mental health diagnosis from TikTok

Mental health diagnoses shouldn’t be treated like zodiac signs. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDQyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MDYyOCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPVRZJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzA4OTUmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjJhODk1MTc3LWFhMDUtNTE0ZS05MWE5LWEyMmEwOGY5ZDUwNyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQ-pyhBZO-hI1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkwNjI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDg5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZD6nKEFk76EjW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMDQyMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjBXA255dEIKZD6nKEFk76EjW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Read more from Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkwNjI4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDg5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZD6nKEFk76EjW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) April 20, 2023 By Anna Marks Editorial Assistant, Opinion In her early 20s, Emma Camp, now an assistant editor at Reason magazine, was diagnosed with autism. The neurological disorder soon became a central part of her identity, culminating in an online announcement that she was #ActuallyAutistic. Loudly identifying with a diagnosis of a psychological or neurological condition online has become common among young people who yearn to be seen as they are and be valued. But social-media-friendly versions of diagnoses, [Emma writes in a guest essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3Rpa3Rvay1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkPqcoQWTvoSNbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), have given rise to a culture that “flattens the difficult reality of living with a psychological or neurological disorder to little more than cutesy products and personality traits.” She’s noticed that a cottage industry of mental health influencers has begun encouraging self-diagnosis of — and identification with — conditions like autism based on spurious symptoms, like preferring natural lighting or identifying as L.G.B.T.Q. While such content could be dismissed as pop psychology or misinformation, she says, “it’s worth considering what new social pressures might draw some people to labels that ultimately mean they’re mentally ill.” Emma [argues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3Rpa3Rvay1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkPqcoQWTvoSNbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that the popularity of overidentification with a particular diagnosis stems in large part from a culture obsessed with identity politics, where immutable identity characteristics like race or sexual orientation can be a person’s most important features. “For those who might otherwise have little cachet under this politics,” she writes, “an identity-defining mental health label offers a claim to oppression. What was once a dry medical label is now what makes one worthy.” What Our Readers Are Saying I’ve noticed over the past decade that my daughter’s teenage friends wear their supposed pathologies like merit badges as markers of their uniqueness. Their “merit badges” do not denote merit, but instead represent qualities that are not earned. I see a culture that is obsessed with pathologizing every human trait, backed by the industrial pharmaceutical establishment, at the ready with pills in hand. — [Questioner, Massachusetts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpLm1zLzNLTXRTd2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNwZXJtaWQ9MTI0NTI2MDAwVwNueXRCCmQ-pyhBZO-hI1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) As a teacher who works with young adults navigating the transition from university to employment, I push my students to think hard about the differences between their personal and professional identities, knowing that the latter offers a lot of white space for design and conscious construction. In prompting students to describe, “Who are you becoming?” I encourage them to think about their skills, values, priorities and ambitions. In this process, many students struggle to move beyond the framework of gender, racial, ethnic, religious, L.G.B.T.Q. identity (and, yes, mental health status) to think more broadly about how they wish to be perceived in their adult, professional lives. I find helpful the author’s notion that identity may be a project to discover truths about oneself that are not accidents of birth. I’ll try this out on my students, hopeful that it might provide a path for discovery and growth. — [S., New York](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpLm1zLzNBOUZuY2o_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNwZXJtaWQ9MTI0NTI1MjM4VwNueXRCCmQ-pyhBZO-hI1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Read the full essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3Rpa3Rvay1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkPqcoQWTvoSNbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [join the discussion in the comments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmI62nP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3Rpa3Rvay1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA0MjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTA2Mjgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwODk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNjb21tZW50c0NvbnRhaW5lclcDbnl0QgpkPqcoQWTvoSNbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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