r/fakedisordercringe

I know I can’t know for certain since I’m not a professional but I still often question some celebrities autism diagnosis especially if they are self diagnosed. Elon musk is an example I really doubt he’s autistic,Neil Gaiman, Kanye west.

Hi, I’m currently struggling as I know someone who’s faking BPD and I’m kinda just looking for others to share their experiences.

This person I know is obsessed with the idea of having BPD, non stops talks about it and refuses it could be anything like autism. I have diagnosed BPD so as soon as they found out they clung to me like glue constantly questioning my symptoms which I did not give info on (this was the first interaction we ever had and continues still till this day) her boyfriend fakes a lot of stuff too like his life, heritage, DID and personal info. It’s mind blowing tbh. Anyways this friend puts on theatrics in front of people. It’s not real you can tell it’s not. Everything is so forced in a baby voice rather than like an actual BPD episode. They were never in mental health services as a teen and was able to control emotions. Their mum grabbed their arm once during an argument and now they have to wear a sock on their arm and if you grab it they have full blown extreme flash backs that you’d only really see in war survivors and soldiers. That part I find disgusting. They had admitted to me this only happened once so is it fuck a flash back. Honestly I just wanna find people who relate to my situation as it’s engulfing for someone with BPD to deal with this bs. One thing they also do which is fucking weird is ss and send me their “text episodes” to their partner that go like this:

I hate you
I hate you
I fucking hate you
Don’t speak to me again I fucking hate you
You’re not even responding I hate you
I love you so much
I really love you

- this is not a BPD episode or freak out -
This is staged text book symptoms you see on TikTok. It pisses me off to think that they’d think I’d agree this is fine. Although their bf is a DID faker I do feel bad for him because it’s 2 fakers bouncing off of eachother being gullible and he gets physically hurt all the time.

It’s so draining knowing someone like this who puts on a baby voice and thinks it’s a BPD episode. Its like they age regress when they become “angry” it’s weird.

I’m just curious if anyone has seen someone faking having Huntingtons because it seems like something people would fake. If you don’t know Huntingtons is a gene mutation that slowly kills off your brain over time it’s devastating and I’m a carrier of the gene. It’s genetic it’s honestly something you’d be able to spot right away if anyone is trying to fake it. I just wanna know if people have seen anyone faking having such a horrible illness. My aunt died of Huntingtons it’s genuinely horrible to watch your family member slowly die from this disease. Are there any other disabilities similar that you guys have seen? I’m to involve in cringing at these sad attention seeking fucks and I need more fuel for the fire.

It seems like every video I see there is at least one person that “has” DID. I’m not too terribly educated on the topic but I know enough. I will say there are probably people who do have DID who play VRC, but those aren’t the people i’m referring to.
It pains me so bad to see these people embarrass themselves because they want to role-play having a life altering disorder. DID is so complex and misunderstood and it irritates me so much to see these people make it worse. I have a phycology textbook and it says that DID has always had a poor reputation.
I just don’t get the appeal? I guess it’s the same reason as faking any other disorder but DID is the most common one.

Like what should these people faking DID call themselves instead? Not that you have to call yourself anything, but when it’s like so obtrusive that it does make you look like a weirdo, what do you call that? Spontaneous LARPing? I heard people are using the term “polyminded” but like that’s also just cringe tbh.

There’s definitely a weird phenomenon of people who want to label themselves with a probably non-existent disorder, but their behavior is simply just weird identity instability. So what alternative could fakers have if they really want a title/community?

I think spontaneous LARPing/roleplaying is good, where you just admit you’re sorta obsessed with the idea of being random different people.

I’m a former faker myself and this is a question I’ve always had

ETA; Some people seem confused, I’m specifically talking about what to call fakers who don’t have DID but do experience identity switching (identity switching doesn’t equal DID). The common one I hear is roleplaying, but as a former faker, I have tried to get into roleplay but I usually get turned away with “This isn’t normal, I think you need help”. Due to the spontaneity and memory loss, is there such a title that just accepts the spontaneity and memory loss as normal?

So I just saw her post. she’s trying to raise up to $90,000 for a new Wheelchair van but yet she can hold her wheelchair above her head with one arm but says she needs a van for her needs. I don’t see why she would need a ramp at all when she can lift her wheelchair up with one arm and does multiple photo shoots and videos doing so and more. What are your thoughts? She was posted before here in this group and she’s really starting to PMO but wanted to get others thoughts

My mother has always had a 'disease of the week' when I was growing up. She insists that everyone has at least one thing wrong with them, I went to so many unnecessary doctor visits as a child. I haven't spoken to her in 25 years. My dad thankfully died and is rid of her, she tells everyone he was bipolar (he wasn't).

I do have a brother who is much younger than I am, who happens to live with my mom. She told everyone he was autistic until he turned 18 when it became obvious that he wasn't. So she pivoted and told him he probably has EDS because he's really flexible. He started telling everyone he had it. Then my mom's oldest sister figured out she had it, then my mom herself, then all of her other sisters, three more. Then the sisters husbands her convinced they also have it. It's like some weird mass hysteria. I rarely speak to these other people (and I live very far away, which helps) but my brother frantically reaching out to me on Whatsapp to ask if i'm very flexible got us talking a little bit again. I told him that I don't have this disease they all got at the same time, which is incidentally also causing them all debilitating pain. He was surprised that I don't have it and is urging me to go get checked out at the doctor.

These are functional prosperous members of society who have contributed at least something to the world up to this point and they're all trying to get on disability assistance now.

I dont lean ether way i am genuinely curious as to which one more people think it is. As in is it really that common, especially adhd? Or is it just the new generation being influnced by tiktok. I am diagnosed ADHD but I honestly again have no idea which one it could be. If someone could even give proof as to which way it leans or whats the more statistically correct opinion that would be cool to me. Any comments are welcome.

Please redirect me if there’s a better sub to ask this, but let’s say you were a past faker and like now you’ve accepted you don’t have DID but you still randomly “switch”. What do you call that, spontaneous roleplay? Overactive imagination? Just being a weirdo? I’ve used all three but idk if there’s a better word.

I am curious as to the prospectives of people that ether have DID or are endogenic or have faked or have any exsperince with this topic or any opinions. I am seeking to understand things. If someone wants to add a logical outlook on these things by including studies they may. I am curious as to what really could be the truth.

I used to watch a fair amount of content about mental disorders on Bilibili. At first, I'd occasionally come across videos about DID. But over time, the number of such videos increased sharply—and then, quite dramatically, it seemed like almost overnight, many creators who made content about mental health adopted a DID narrative.

What stood out to me was that some of these creators had previously been diagnosed with other mental disorders. Yet they all started using the same terminology—like "XX system"—to describe their experiences. Some even claimed to have comorbid schizophrenia, major depression, and DID simultaneously.

I'm not saying their diagnoses are false. I'm not in a position to judge that. I'm just genuinely curious about the trend itself—how a specific diagnosis seems to have become so prominent on a platform, almost like a shift in how people talk about their experiences.

Would love to hear if similar patterns have been observed elsewhere.

I gotta say seeing people fake seizures on here pisses me off so much. My twin had one in front of me a few months ago for the first time and its horrifying. The fact that people are trying to romanticize having seizures with these accounts on tiktok where they're too lazy to even make the seizes look real upsets me so much. It's just disrespectful to not just the person having the seizure but also the people affected by it. No it is not trendy to see your family member's eyes roll back until they're white and collapse in front of you. What the hell is wrong with these people?

Can you all share some examples of OCD fakers so I can convince myself I don't have it? I feel like I'm going to end up self-diagnosing and I'm a teenager, so that would be very helpful and make me feel a lot better. Thanks.