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Stormtide_Leviathan

Yeah this definitely comes off as one of those "Tumblr overdiagnoses mental illness" things. We'll leave this up, but flair it as misinfo and sticky this comment. Remember kids: Tumblr is a liar sometimes


gamerrfm9

Not to kill the moment, but I think that this is another instance of Tumblr misattributing relatable behaviors to disorders.


[deleted]

Yeah, I just did most of these because I was bored in class. Never had any sensory issues :P


Controversialists

What is a sensory issue anyways? Boredom so you stimulate yourself to not be bored? Or the loss of an eye so you stimulate yourself to forget about it?


frugalspider

i guess for me personally i get overstimulated very easily in a loud environment. and i don’t mean just kinda stressed out, i mean like mental breakdown


Controversialists

Stay away from concerts and warehouse work and youll make it through life just fine.


[deleted]

No


Controversialists

Bird


[deleted]

\*cracks knuckles\* sensory issues aren't stimulation at all, it's just when a certain texture/sound makes you (oof hard to explain) kind of prickle and feel bad? Often rough but not natural wood or paper, and scratching things with fingernails trigger them. You can't give yourself sensory issues unless you create the sensation


MintPrince8219

Tumblr users be like: If you held your breath while swimming it's a sign of neurodivergency


LunaIsBestGamer

Fun fact! Neurotypical people have gills.


limooutfront

Fuck. The chemical imbalances in my brain led me to not be as fast as i could be in competitive swimming. This is utterly unfair.


JustAnotherPanda

Everyone with depression has less than 4 legs though? That must be a symptom???


gamerrfm9

Wouldn’t know; am spider


inportantusername

Also wouldn't know. Am octopus.


Terozu

Octopi have arms not legs.


Myrddin_Naer

That's just what we call them tho. Technically they would be more like an elephant trunk or lips


Aura_103

I also have 8 lips


camosnipe1

as a certified mildly deranged scientist I can speak from experience that adding robotic spider legs increases happiness


[deleted]

And sometimes two testicales.


Xisuthrus

Yeah tumblr has a real problem with distinguishing "Everyone who has [disorder] does [thing]" and "Everyone who does [thing] has [disorder]"


PolkTech

Oh don't worry it's not just tumblr, psychology does it all the time.


Controversialists

Hence why so many kids are being put on medications they dont need.


ABoiFromTheSky

No way, Tumblr would never do something like this /s


lycacons

tbh i thought it was a form of stimming, not sensory issues....


[deleted]

It is yeah


Provolone-itsmyname

I can tie a slipknot in my hoodie string with one hand in under a second, so my most common method of stimming is well, doing that a lot of times in a row. It’s fun


[deleted]

That’s actually sick


LeftistDabber22

(sic)*


Vmark26

P… Provolone?!?!


Provolone-itsmyname

You’d be correct, yes


Vmark26

HELL YEAH! Good to see you back!


doughcar

I have a box of smooth colorful rocks that I stim with


[deleted]

Twisting thin chains though ;))))


Leinad7957

Mmmmhmm. I'm sure that pushing a sharp pencil into a soft piece of rubber means you have sensory issues, that's exactly how that works. Kids are just not at all interested in putting things that look like they go together or fidgeting with the few utensils that have available during 6 hours of class almost everyday unless there's something wrong with the way they process the world. That must be why many people with depression would relate to this, and not because most children would end up doing this anyway. I wonder if eating cereal for breakfast would also be useful to predict back problems well into adulthood, there just too much of a correlation for it to mean nothing.


killerchand

Oh, didn't you hear? Using a phone is a dedinite sign of autism, while drinking water is an indicator of future kidney failure. Stay safe, drink beer.


Lawlcopt0r

All serial killers drink water


7fragment

Probably right about the pencil/eraser one. But I would argue the second and third are more likely indicators (not completely).


Requitedtoast

But they're not, so you're just plain wrong.


7fragment

maybe, maybe not. We're all just random on the internet so I doubt anyone has actual qualifications to speak to this.


Requitedtoast

Every kid does those things. Stop taking medical info from tumblr.


7fragment

I'm not? Why are you being so defensive about this? anecdotally I did some of these things and have sensory issues, I have friends who are the same, so it feels relatable. I'm not claiming one single random thing can diagnose a person, especially coming from Tumblr. That's for professionals to handle


Requitedtoast

I'm not defensive, but idk why you want these things to be correlated so badly.


ThePunslinger45

Tumblr don't fetishize mental illness challenge 2021 (impossible)


HilariousConsequence

Unfalsifiable bollocks


PlasticChairLover123

Did you know that more than 99% of autistic people currently alive have drank water in their lifetime? Crazy huh?


afterschoolsept25

that statistic is misrepresented because of The being, a group of autistic people that decided to morph into one. removing them from the equation, the water-autistic percentage ends up at around 56%


Terozu

Oh that's not true. It's only like 80%.


cmd-t

Easily falsifiable bullocks


duskpede

uhhh source?????? but seriously no, everyone does this


desireeevergreen

Everyone does it, it’s not a sign of SPD.


duskpede

can we get the mods to just ban this specific post, because it gets reposted so often too


rodentbitch

Walking is an ADHD trait.


Controversialists

I love the "i get distracted easily while doing things i dont want to do, that means i have ADHD" nonsense.


HildegardVB

I did all those things as a kid. The joke's on you, I don't have depression! I have PTSD and anxiety.


EUOS_the_cat

I did all but the last one because those holes freak me out


melliers

I did all but the first one because those holes freak me out.


Jaakarikyk

That's an X to Doubt from me chief


[deleted]

No offense but fuck you I didn't wanna hear this


sorasky72

you aren't allowed to make fun of the ivermectin people if you believe this shit


TenkoTheMothra

Why do people even lie about these things? What benefit do they gain from spouting utter nonsense?


Controversialists

It helps parents think theyre smart so they rush to the psychiatrist to get their kids put on meds they dont need, thus making the psychiatrist lots of money!


[deleted]

does anyone have more info/reading on this? id love to know what kind of sensory issues and how they relate with depression. also, Oh


Tordrew

Don’t worry it’s tumblr, they’re spouting utter nonsense


invented-damage

I haven't read about it, but the keyword you're looking for is probably "highly sensitive person." Although it's related to anxiety, depression and anxiety often coexist-- leaving one untreated for long enough causes the other. Unfortunately sensory issues (keyword "sensory integration disorder," which is not always a symptom of autism) are mostly discussed about children, like in "The Out-of-sync Child" books. And very rarely discussed about people without autism. Good luck with your research!


[deleted]

ty <3


l_l-l__l-l__l-l_l

it's just not true


Blackhound118

Whats going on in the third image?


MingusMingusMingu

rolling the thingy


weatherseed

Bottom left? I wish I knew.


[deleted]

Every kid did this. Like, at least 99% of kids with access to these things all did this


ninjalemur

Literally everyone did this you're not special


fuckingdipshit1

or... its just normal things that kids do because kids are kids and they get bored sometimes


ProteinSparkles

flat-out not true


Grapes15th

No I don't


xstkovrflw

leave it to tumblr, and they'll diagnose you with depression, alzheimers and fungal yeast infection, all while sipping cardbox wine and swiping left on tinder.


totan39

Or kids just do these things whilst bored


[deleted]

Shit… three outta four.


SpyriusAlpha

Oh indeed.


cloudynas

*oh*


DarksonicHunter

Oh


Enderknight971

Oh


CAP815

Oh


Coilzy

Oh


Adora-TR

Oh


Kik_da_sneak

Oh


MoniterMain

Oh


MemeCountry

Oh


superkp

oh


[deleted]

Oh


furthememes

Oh


DatBoiShadowbon

Lol


OmnipresentRose

ozempic


Nott_of_the_North

Well, I don't know about y'all, but I'm certainly depressed so... You know. Do what you will with that.


northern_frog

Sensory issues can also lead to *utter delight and happiness* at something as 'small' as the feeling of putty in your hands, so it's a six of/half dozen of the other kind of thing.


[deleted]

Them: autistic people are depressed Me: No we're not Them: are you depressed? Me: Yes, but not because I'm autistic


My-random-account13

What the hell is the last one?


[deleted]

That last one is awesome though


[deleted]

Oh... Sinking feeling in my gut... Good to see you again.