My sister has been trying to fake different mental illnesses since she was a teenager. I’ve talked to my parents about this and it turns out that they knew about it THE WHOLE TIME AND REFUSED TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER ABOUT IT. This is because they, in their words, “just want her to be happy and if that means faking disorders, so be it”. It’s becoming a huge issue especially since she won’t stop bragging about how mentally ill she is and I’m the only one who seems to have a problem with it.

Below is a list of disorders she’s currently trying to get a diagnosis for:

• SEVERE depression
• ADHD
• BPD
• Bipolar Disorder
• Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
• Autism
• Tourette’s Syndrome
• OCD
• Schizophrenia
• PTSD
• DID
• Psychosis (she thinks it’s a disorder)

Update: SHES TALKING TO HER FRIEND ABOUT THIS AS IM TYPING THIS. She mentioned that she’s aware that many of her self diagnosis contradict each other. She acknowledged that this is impossible. For everyone but her of course. Because she “can just feel” that she has all of them.

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I personally don't find ths cute or funny.

I’m not even sure what to tag this as, I am so baffled. Why are you trying to obtain a personality disorder?? What???

i dont even know how to write this post but how are people even able to do this i wish we couldve left didtok cringe in 2024 and started 2025 brand new

"youre not a psych of any kind you cant tell me I dont have DID!!!" complains about people telling them literal facts about DID from real research but they self diagnosed themself as if they are a psych themself.. so cringe

One of my first introductions to fake disorders goes all the way back to 2011 in Le Roy, New York. 14 Students, mostly girls, started showing extreme signs of Tourette Syndrome. The parents of the students fought for a Tourettes Diagnosis and blamed environmental factors. Ultimately it was found to be mass psychogenic illness caused by extreme stress. Once the students stopped talking to the media and making a big deal of it, all but one stopped showing any signs of Tourettes or Tics. This is believed to be the first time mass psychogenic illness was transmitted over Social Media. I personally believe this is what eventually led to the rise of TikTok Tics and other fake disorders on TikTok and other social media platforms.

There are many articles and videos about this online, if you want to do your own research. Have you heard of this before? What's your thoughts?

Found this in a Pagan group on Amino (Yes, I know Amino is shit but this group is one of the few that don't shame the "darker" parts of Paganism)

In my last post here, I’d come across a DID faker defending with her whole chest yandere Dev, checked out her profile and here we are. This is part 2. Admitting she’s not sure if she’s single or plural, but the day previously obviously posted a long winded rant about “singlets wanting to be DID” which was removed.

OP ended up getting a lot of backlash and deleted their account

I am currently in the first stage of making my first YouTube video, which is going to be a video essay where I investigate and report my findings on the dark rabbit hole of discord's faker communities and the harm they do to minors in order to draw attention to the issue, because these communities aren't just about people faking disorders. They are often tied to discord servers that have much more nefarious intentions against minors, some of which encourage self harm, and which share NSFW/NSFL material to them. It's a really deep rabbit hole that is, in my opinion, severely underreported.

If you are a former faker/former member of these communities and want to raise awareness, I encourage you to come forward if you have been harmed and reply to this post with your personal stories. How did this impact you? What sorts of things did you see? What did other users do or say to you that was concerning? How did you feel?

I will be keeping all individuals anonymous. I will probably ask follow up questions.

I am also open to receiving private messages if you want to share your story more privately.

Looking forward to seeing what you all have to say, and I hope you are feeling better after it all.

EDIT: For total anonymity, I have made a survey which users can respond to without needing to use a reddit account: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8P9JRVB