having friends GOOD

Having friends who function on the same wavelength as me is a wonderfully novel experience. I had a conversation a couple days back where I quoted this at my friend

the male gaze can be directed upon itself with erotic intent but only within the context of the male form’s brutalization.

this essay]
and they asked me to explain what that meant so I went

barbara kruger you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men pasted next to a photo of men fighting

and they were like that's an excellent translation and I thought they were being sarcastic but nope, turns out it really was.
I don't have enough friends or enough experience with social interaction to know whether I'm just good at translating concepts or whether we actually do just function on the same wavelength. I don't know! But I enjoy this, whatever this is

self dx questions

Simply: How much self diagnosis is acceptable? So far, I've diagnosed myself with ADHD, autism, and depression. I feel like that's one too many, or something, even though I'm reasonably certain I have all three. At what point do I become a flaky idiot who just wants to be ~speshul~?