Ultramar:

Exactly!! Aside from the idea of having to "prove" the extent of your illness through the 'badges' of Dx/Rx, there also seems to be a trend of people honoring their selves by beginning each post with the number of years they have struggled and just how treatment resistant they are as though it was a title that goes before their name. I have an issue with this obsessive identification with the diagnosis and medications a person has or takes. Creating a personal identity around being ill is not healthy.

"Badges" is exactly the word I was thinking about when I typed that. But, like I said, this more applies to people who go out of their way to make as extensive of a list as possible. I see this as being common on other forums but not so much here.