#15 year olds on tiktok identifying with adhd or ocd is the main barrier to acceptance and awareness

[aixirivall]

one reason i don’t really have issues with self diagnosis and get annoyed when people make a big deal out of it is that when i was a young teenager i self diagnosed with ocd and i was told by medical professionals that i was wrong and “all kids” do the things i labeled as symptoms. well it took until i was 20 and my ocd was so debilitating that i could barely function for them to take me seriously and officially diagnose me. imagine if i got treated back when i was 14, maybe it wouldn’t have almost ruined my life!