Asking because not only did I suspect my (now former) boss to be like that, there was also a massive meltdown in a specific content creation space where an otherwise extremely kind CC was exposed as… being a bit special. So I thought I should try to get better at spotting ppl like that in order to not burn myself

Edit: Thanks everyone. I guess I didn’t word it correctly but my goal wasn’t to “diagnose” someone. I’m Autistic & am working in a field that allegedly attracts lots of hyper-competitive/toxic ppl, so I want to protect myself. That’s why. I already saw tons of useful comments so

  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
    43·
    2 days ago

    No, there is not a way for a layman to spot mental health issues and reliably diagnose them. This is true across the board regardless of circumstances because mental health issues constantly overlap and require a lot of work to properly diagnose at a professional level.

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
      24·
      2 days ago

      There are instruction videos on yt about this specific question, and they aren’t that hard to follow.

    • bizarroland@fedia.io
      33·
      2 days ago

      I don’t think they mean clinical diagnosis, more of like an interpersonal diagnosis.

      I believe they are just asking for how to identify red flags.

      • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Then they shouldn’t use clinical terminology. Call it what it is: uninformed guessing made on too few assumptions and observations in a misguided attempt to make a negative generalization about someone.

      • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
        32·
        2 days ago

        I know exactly what they asked and the answer is still “no”.

        If you aren’t a mental health expert you aren’t equipped to ever make mental health judgement.