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Am I being attention seeking?

So, I found these really cute neurodivergent/disability art pieces on Instagram, something of the ones that I made include: “I have an anxiety disorder” “I’m anemic” “I have PTSD” “I have depression” “I have social anxiety” etc.

For Christmas, I received a pin maker, now I haven’t made any pins with it since last night, when I made all of the cute little art pieces that apply to me into pins. I want to say there are nine in total, all with a different message. I reposted all of the ones that apply to my Instagram story, too, which I already apologized for how attention seeking that part could’ve been misconstrued as too. So, in conclusion, is it obnoxious or attention seeking for me to be making these?

(None of the ones I made are actual chronic illnesses, and all that were made were diagnosed or validated by a therapist or medical professional, none are self diagnosed. But from the way some people brought it up to me, it was very “Well you don’t have it as bad as others, so you’re just trying to get attention.”)

TLDR: I don’t know if me making pins out of disability/neurodivergence art is attention seeking.

Posted Feb 25, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC

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