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Re:Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with la... by motorest on Monday July 07, 2025 @06:21AM (#44488692)
> Im sure there are those who self-diagnose without really suffering from a condition, but you do realise time blindness is a real issue, right?

So is Munchausen syndrome, but somehow people don't self diagnose that one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder_imposed_on...

Re:Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with la... by Walf on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @03:05AM (#44497767)
Did you even search for anything before making that idiotic comment?

This was in the top few results for "is time blindness real": https://www.today.com/health/time-blindness-rcna146990

An interview with a PhD psychologist, who explains that it's not a formal diagnosis, but still describes a real problem. Educate yourself before shooting your mouth off.

Re:Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with la... by motorest on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @05:49AM (#44498537)
> Did you even search for anything before making that idiotic comment?

You acknowledged the fact that "there are those who self-diagnose without really suffering from a condition".

I, in turn, added to the fact that you pointed out that not only are there "those who self-diagnose without really suffering from a condition" but there is also a complex mental disorder where individuals play the role of a sick patient to receive some form of psychological validation.

This somehow triggered in you an emotional reaction. Why was that?

Re:Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with la... by Walf on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @02:44PM (#44502820)
You can't see how, in response to a comment that was primarily about whether "time blindness" is real, which you quoted directly, your comment comes across as dismissing any self-diagnosis as Munchausen syndrome? Did you read about that either?

>Patients with FDIS intentionally falsify or induce signs and symptoms of illness, trauma, or abuse to assume this role. These actions are performed consciously, though the patient may be unaware of the motivations driving their behaviors.

I'm not convinced 'I have that!' statements quite meet the criteria for that. You may be thinking of malingering.