52: The Pros & Cons of Self Diagnosis

In this very NUANCED episode, we're diving into the the pros and cons of self-diagnosis and why that moment of clarity might be both helpful and misleading.

In conversation, we tackle:

- The fine line between empowering self-awareness and misdiagnosis in the age of mental health social media

- Why mental health symptoms are like horoscopes – specific enough to feel personal, but general enough that everyone relates

- The uncomfortable reality that many symptoms overlap across different diagnoses

- What "differential diagnosis" really means and why professionals start at the top of a funnel with many possible explanation

- How practicing curiosity rather than certainty can lead to better mental health outcomes

- Why self diagnosis is also a response to every real issues about lack of access to mental health care and people not being listened to

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