Faking Illnesses Online: What You Need to Know
I preface this article by saying I have ADHD. This means that my experiences with both of these online communities comes from a place of understanding all sides. I mention this because I do not want to create the idea that I am a neurotypical infringing upon mental health spaces, taking the work of disabled creators, and using their words to construct a palatable idea of what these communities looks like to neurotypical people. I simply want people to understand a phenomenon