>I see two things happening: very young people pathologizing the normal experience of being young and insecure (ie, proudly proclaiming they have x mental illness or personality disorder because they had a hard time getting over their first crush or whatever). The internet and mental illness meme culture have erased the normality of being an awkward teen/YA.
This is very well said. One book that discusses this issue is:
https://www.amazon.com/Shyness-Normal-Behavior-Became-Sickness/dp/0300143176