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17-12-2018 09:48 AM
17-12-2018 09:48 AM
Diagnosis Dilemma
Boy oh boy what can l trust in my Mental Psychosis Peers?
My Diagnosis have been varied and interesting.....up to a few years ago l was searching far and wide to heal, repair myself...
Being Schizophrenia seemed the closest to my unwellness...
l mentioned this to a group of a trained mental team and within
one month l was given meds for
Schizo Affective Disorder....
it seemed their now diagnosis
was my own diagnosis...
l wonder if l was wrong and had l not mentioned this, l may have had a different diagnosis?
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17-12-2018 10:46 AM
17-12-2018 10:46 AM
Re: Diagnosis Dilemma
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17-12-2018 06:55 PM
17-12-2018 06:55 PM
Re: Diagnosis Dilemma
Hi @Neo
Lots of different people here, with different takes on the whole caboose ... peers does not really mean the same ....
I did a similar thing re schizo affective ... and it found its way into my file. Lately someone said I was BiPolar, but did not seem to have evidence ... but I can talk myself into have most psych labels.
Take Care
Apple
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18-12-2018 06:57 PM
18-12-2018 06:57 PM
Re: Diagnosis Dilemma
Hi @Neo and @Appleblossom,
I have a few things I have been diagnosed with and despite my having had the symptoms for 15+ years I was only diagnosed with in the last few years.
This was my doing though because any time a dr mentioned a mental health assessment I changed dr fearing that it would make me like my mother.
It was only when switching became noticeable to others outside of the few that helped me hide it did I finally give in.
I expected the anxiety diagnosis due to my fainting spells being put down to anxiety and stress. But appart from that the only other mental health thing I knew about was schizophrenia due to my nan having it and bipolar because by mother has it but won't go get properly diagnosed despite 6 drs and 4 psychologists telling her that she has it.
So when I was diagnosed with depression, CPTSD and DID I was not only surprised to have something completely different but that I could be diagnosed with so many. They knew my family history with mental health because I made a big point of telling them that I don't have what my nan and mum have.
But also in saying that I had to see a dr other then my normal recently and he reckons I do have bipolar
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18-12-2018 07:01 PM
18-12-2018 07:01 PM
Re: Diagnosis Dilemma
I also wonder if it has something to do with actively trying to do things differently than our mothers, as we saw the bad sides of their behaviour patterns, but still struggling ...
???
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18-12-2018 07:11 PM
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18-12-2018 10:30 PM
18-12-2018 10:30 PM
Re: Diagnosis Dilemma
Wow BabyDragon. (love the handle) you certainly have had a long adventure re diagnosis.....Schizophrenia l feel is easier than most disorders to live with....We are very creative creatures and usually fairly intelligent...
when the mood is very low we tend to sit and think a lot...
but otherwise life is livable lol