Simping Officially Added to DSM V

Simping—or limerence, distinct feelings of romantic love without the smallest prospect of smashing—is now officially a recognized mental health concern.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) included simping in its DSM V, a diagnostic tool for medical providers.
Simping, also known as "infatuation" by APA, is characterized by sweaty palms, rapid text messages, and an obsession over the so-called friendzone. The definition notes that simping only applies when a patient has been left “on read” for three days or more.

Medical providers can look for these three symptoms when it comes to diagnosing simping: nervousness or low attention span; sweaty palms; and involuntary stalking of Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Twitter, MySpace, Tumblr photos, statuses and comments.

The DSM guidelines will go into effect until 2025.

Simping is at epidemic rates among millennials according to social scientist Rudy Rafo. Rafo suggests that the only known remedy for simping is to take a vested interest in your own health and well-being. If simping persists, please consider placing your misplaced adoration towards something productive like walking directly into the ocean, because she is not going to text you back.