This is the case with virtually all “conditions”. If having a “condition” confers any social proof, any bonus resources, or any excuse for bad behavior, then many bad actors will claim to have that condition.
Fat people claim to have genetic or medical conditions when they are really just lazy. Unemployed people on benefits claim there are no jobs when they just want more free money. Everyone has a “good excuse” for everything now. That’s what happens when you normalize mental illness and elevate unfalsifiable feelings as sacred.
This is the case with virtually all “conditions”. If having a “condition” confers any social proof, any bonus resources, or any excuse for bad behavior, then many bad actors will claim to have that condition.
Fat people claim to have genetic or medical conditions when they are really just lazy. Unemployed people on benefits claim there are no jobs when they just want more free money. Everyone has a “good excuse” for everything now. That’s what happens when you normalize mental illness and elevate unfalsifiable feelings as sacred.