I discourage self diagnosis but when you have no other options (especially when you're young and have no support or access to necessary resources) the internet could provide you with
some insight as to what you may be struggling with so that you can take some steps on your own to try and cope if medication isn't a requirement, i.e. some forms of depression
I think they brought up black women because as
>>144818 mentioned, mental illnesses aren't perceived the same way within their culture, as is in many places around the world. I remember having a Latina best friend when I was in middle school who had to go to our schools counselor because of all the depressive symptoms she was displaying. Her family didn't understand because "she has nothing to be depressed about, she has a home, food to eat, a family that loves her and is doing well in school". The counselor stated that it was a common reaction among Latino communities.
If as a black person you feel that whatever is going on with you is normal, you wouldn't even look up the symptoms, but if some outside, non black source is telling you what you have is a disorder, and you relay that to other black people and they dissuade you from reaching out to them again because they reject the idea, you're on your own. If you can't get help from a professional (there have been studies that showcase bias in the health system, with black children and adults being viewed as older and tougher than they are, so that if they mention pain, they're viewed as complaining compared to other races), maybe you'll feel more comfortable with the internet.
Doesn't mean it'll be accurate, but it's a vulnerable time for them (all people with disorders, not just black people) so I won't knock them for relying on the internet.
However, I think these people got the point of the post wrong. There are people who
do romanticize disorders and want to get the attention they wouldn't if they were of sound mind. Of course this isn't everyone, but that post was for the growing amount of people who do bastardize disorders.