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[–] Dojan@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago

One is just how many folks "self diagnose".

I'm not sure this would count towards any statistics of over-diagnosis though, as a self-diagnosis isn't a diagnosis.

Two is that ultimately, there's room for being subjective even among professionals.

This is true. Ultimately it's humans judging humans and there will be errors in the process.