TheChingerChangerNig t1_jdgrs2c wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:06 AM

I think it's a better weird to group us book readers under the same umbrella as those people you describe.

That said, it's an extremely worrying trend that mental illnesses have become some sort of fashion statement or badge of honor like this.

Amphy64 t1_jdinx2r wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Yeah, I'm not about to jump on someone for just not liking a book, but mental illness is neither a cute quirk nor an everyday emotional struggle, and people co-opting them causes actual problems for those of us with them. This doesn't really seem like it's an issue with a difference of opinion over a book at all.

PumpkinPieIsGreat t1_jdlq7zl wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:38 AM

People have been doing it for YEARS. I first noticed it with OCD. "My OCD!" (Self diagnosed) as if it is this quirky fun thing.