Y’all…these are some stressed out dykes in an insane situation likely being prodded by producers to raise the stakes constantly and getting the most dramatic edits possible. Most of them are deeply toxic in some ways and redeemable in others, but the toxic stuff is what’s interesting so that’s what makes the show. That doesn’t mean they have any specific disorder — there is simply no way to know in a real way what medical conditions these people have. They all suffer from Being On A Reality Show, a condition that obviously causes unhinged behavior!

I have BPD and it’s exhausting to see every reality show character diagnosed with it. It’s something that makes my (very real) life suck in a way that is not spicy or juicy, just stressful and sad. It’s a disability, not a plot point. Being on an unscripted soap opera and living with an actual medical condition are not the same thing! I’m not saying these people don’t have any number of mental illnesses, they are obviously unwell, but it’s shitty to see your real life diagnosis applied to people who are intentionally being portrayed in the most insane way possible.

I know it’s fun to speculate but it feels like shit to read! Please let me read the dyke drama discourse without a cursed version of the DSM-V haunting me!