Not long ago, if an adolescent girl was diagnosed as depressed, suicidal, autistic, or suffering from an eating disorder, a psychologist would try to help her understand and cope with her life experiences that served to damage her self-image. Today, that same young girl would be induced to self-diagnose, as the cure for all that ails her, a new identity…
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