It could be a legit symptom. Missed buttons, clothes on backwards, mismatched shoes or socks, a dress with pants - all of that could indicate deeper issues where your brain is slipping gears. It's a real symptom, and I think those exact words appear in the DSM

Or this doctor was just a judgemental asshole who has no idea what self expression is. The entire profession is based around pretending to know what's going on, a lot of them are shockingly incompetent when you get past the jargon

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 323d (1 reply)

jacket on backwards? yeah that's pretty fucking severe

tshirt on backwards? who gives a shit, they're basically symmetric

theneverfox@pawb.social · 2 pts · 323d

And a mismatched button might just be because you were in a rush. Hell, I wear mismatched socks all the time, but I am aware of this fact and I don't care

It's all contextual

NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 13 pts · 333d (2 replies)

In what way is how I dress relevant?

Your answer:

Psychotic symptoms

Could be that it was "bad" enough a doctor thought it could have something to do with the diagnosis.

princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 333d

I once had a psychiatrist write that I was wearing "gender neutral clothing" in the sentence after stating I was "currently undergoing gender re-assignment from male to female". I was wearing a pretty feminine sweater, skinny jeans and doc martens. It was hard not to see it as a dig at the fact I wasn't wearing a dress or skirt, which is something that's absolutely used to gatekeep trans women from transition related healthcare.

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 333d

Ehhh maybe. Sounds to me like remnants of boomer culture of somehow the way another person dresses is a personal affront to them.

toynbee@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 333d (1 reply)

... What's wrong with a Superman outfit with frills sewn in?

I only ask because, uh, I definitely never wore that to an event and, uh, especially definitely never proudly drew someone's attention to it.

For sure that never happened.

SARGE@startrek.website · 2 pts · 333d

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onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 333d

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gerryflap@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 332d

This is like the moment when I got tested for autism. They asked "have you ever had a relationship?" and I was like "no I'm not attracted to anyone" and they just started writing furiously. Being LGBT+ definitely seems to score some points on the neurospicy test