Okay, this is a bit of a weird one, but here goes. Often times when I find out about a mental illness I didn't know about, I immediately assume that I have it. I take those dumb online quizzes, read all I can about the symptoms and just generally believe I may have it. There's always a little doubt, but I usually ignore that, until a few days later when I realize I don't actually have these symptoms.

I know that there's munchhausen syndrome, but I don't believe that it's that. I don't try to pretend like I have that certain illness, and I don't ever tell anyone about it. 

I don't know if it might be an attempt to find an identity in some other illness or something like that. Also it's not like that with BPD, I've consistently had those symptoms for basically all my life and I'm diagnosed, it's just other illnesses I come across.

Any advice or other experiences would be appreciated, I'm really interested in whether someone else has the same thing happening.