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im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

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on topic of diagnosis i believe self diagnosing shouldnt be so controversial mayb

i believe the opposite bc i find people get really stuck on the specific thing they think and you cant really treat a diagnosis you gave yourself.
but also people see being self aware as self diagnosis and that pisses me off to no end. there is no point of a self diagnosis but its good to be aware of what you experience

Oh this is true

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on topic of diagnosis i believe self diagnosing shouldnt be so controversial mayb

i believe the opposite bc i find people get really stuck on the specific thing they think and you cant really treat a diagnosis you gave yourself.
but also people see being self aware as self diagnosis and that pisses me off to no end. there is no point of a self diagnosis but its good to be aware of what you experience

i think ur saying that its good to be aware of your symptoms but u shouldnt label them as like bpd or smth? i agree yeth,, although i also agree that with an actual diagnosis u understand urself better
but then in other countries getting a diagnosis is even harder than now and it seems like most people don't mind self-diagnosing if they did enough research

i wudnt recommend oneself to diagnose themselves with something more serious like a cluster A personality disorder

cognitive dissonance at its finest goddamnbehbe

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bones wrote:
im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

a doctor once sat and looked at me for 5 entire seconds and then went "you don't have adhd at least bc you're sitting still"
i don't think i have adhd but i just thought was funny

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U r 19 and they want to talk to ur parents
oooooookkkkk

thats weird
and i agree with what u said!
but I also hate the opposite: when ur diagnose should be obvious but ur therapist doesnt get it bc stupid.
it affects ur life and the therapy too and how u r seen as maybe healthier than you are until u throw urself from the window.

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bones wrote:
im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

^ this ! my sister's add diagnosis took 5+ years after she first started saying she might have add ?

but i got diagnosed with borderline immediately bc i have a history of self-harm and that's all they need to know for a bpd diagnosis apparently ?

also i think a lot of these things are pretty gendered ; add & autism are usually considered more 'male' diagnoses while borderline is a typically 'female' diagnosis which leads to a lot of over/underrecognition depending on ur gender

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Bloodflowers wrote:

Heaven wrote:

Bloodflowers wrote:

Heaven wrote:
on topic of diagnosis i believe self diagnosing shouldnt be so controversial mayb

i believe the opposite bc i find people get really stuck on the specific thing they think and you cant really treat a diagnosis you gave yourself.
but also people see being self aware as self diagnosis and that pisses me off to no end. there is no point of a self diagnosis but its good to be aware of what you experience

i think ur saying that its good to be aware of your symptoms but u shouldnt label them as like bpd or smth? i agree yeth,, although i also agree that with an actual diagnosis u understand urself better
but then in other countries getting a diagnosis is even harder than now and it seems like most people don't mind self-diagnosing if they did enough research

i wudnt recommend oneself to diagnose themselves with something more serious like a cluster A personality disorder

cognitive dissonance at its finest goddamnbehbe

yes. and i think people should stick to just being aware of the symptoms they have bc as i said its so easy to get stuck and start to strongly believe this is it and then maybe ur ignoring the issue it might be

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Cheetos wrote:
U r 19 and they want to talk to ur parents
oooooookkkkk

thats weird
and i agree with what u said!
but I also hate the opposite: when ur diagnose should be obvious but ur therapist doesnt get it bc stupid.
it affects ur life and the therapy too and how u r seen as maybe healthier than you are until u throw urself from the window.

honestly i've always been treated as a child. they so often want to have a phone number to someone else to or ask if i can have someone else w me on the meeting or if they can talk to someone nd im just here like
im an adult

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remains wrote:

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bones wrote:
im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

a doctor once sat and looked at me for 5 entire seconds and then went "you don't have adhd at least bc you're sitting still"
i don't think i have adhd but i just thought was funny

ppl really forget the "inattentive" part and the other various traits huh !! gotta love doctors who think theyre experts on autism and still think that all autistic people physically cant make eyecontact

honestly ive been really lucky with my doctors and social workers
having a doctor that doesnt trust or believe you (or think that you dont know yourself) are the actual fucking worst

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bones wrote:
im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

^ this ! my sister's add diagnosis took 5+ years after she first started saying she might have add ?

but i got diagnosed with borderline immediately bc i have a history of self-harm and that's all they need to know for a bpd diagnosis apparently ?

also i think a lot of these things are pretty gendered ; add & autism are usually considered more 'male' diagnoses while borderline is a typically 'female' diagnosis which leads to a lot of over/underrecognition depending on ur gender

i'm actually not sure why i got a bpd diagnosis because they never spoke to me about it they just put me on a waiting list for dbt which i got thrown out of when i had to move

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Kit wrote:

Bloodflowers wrote:

Kit wrote:

bones wrote:
im glad i got my adhd n autism spectrum diagnosis v easily mainly bcs most doctors tend to ignore the non-cognitive traits but with personality disorders and serious conditions such as bipolar or schizophrenia the diagnosing proces should be much, much more extensive especially with teens and young adults. like ppl have to jump through hoops to get an ADD diagnosis but i guess you can be assigned as bipolar based on one appointment with a new doctor?? it's wild

^ this ! my sister's add diagnosis took 5+ years after she first started saying she might have add ?

but i got diagnosed with borderline immediately bc i have a history of self-harm and that's all they need to know for a bpd diagnosis apparently ?

also i think a lot of these things are pretty gendered ; add & autism are usually considered more 'male' diagnoses while borderline is a typically 'female' diagnosis which leads to a lot of over/underrecognition depending on ur gender

i'm actually not sure why i got a bpd diagnosis because they never spoke to me about it they just put me on a waiting list for dbt which i got thrown out of when i had to move

god thats wild ? unfortunately recognizable tho

but are u seeing any mental health professional regularly/semi regularly ? like do u have an upcoming appointment u could make some notes for w some questions/thoughts for whomever ur meeting with ?

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Parasite wrote:
I actually agree with this.
Over-diagnosing doesn't help anyone. :/
Fortunately for me my diagnosis's took time, especially since what I dealt with as a child can easily be misdiagnosed as autism.
It also took years + testing for me to find out I have ADHD.

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Kit wrote:

Bloodflowers wrote:

Kit wrote:

^ this ! my sister's add diagnosis took 5+ years after she first started saying she might have add ?

but i got diagnosed with borderline immediately bc i have a history of self-harm and that's all they need to know for a bpd diagnosis apparently ?

also i think a lot of these things are pretty gendered ; add & autism are usually considered more 'male' diagnoses while borderline is a typically 'female' diagnosis which leads to a lot of over/underrecognition depending on ur gender

i'm actually not sure why i got a bpd diagnosis because they never spoke to me about it they just put me on a waiting list for dbt which i got thrown out of when i had to move

god thats wild ? unfortunately recognizable tho

but are u seeing any mental health professional regularly/semi regularly ? like do u have an upcoming appointment u could make some notes for w some questions/thoughts for whomever ur meeting with ?

no because i moved again lmao.
saw a doctor last september. spoke to a doctor on the phone in may. still waiting to get an appointment here (which i've only been told will take a long time) and writing something to report the place i was before because theyre supposed to keep treating me until i get an appointment here which they refuse it's a mess

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Claire wrote:
man these kinda threads are why im lowkey glad we dont have socialist healthcare here. like i can literally doctor shop and get whatever new diagnosis and theres no like public record journal whatever shit you guys have

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Kit wrote:

Claire wrote:
man these kinda threads are why im lowkey glad we dont have socialist healthcare here. like i can literally doctor shop and get whatever new diagnosis and theres no like public record journal whatever shit you guys have

idk man, my experiences with american privatized vs european socialized mental healthcare have been equally shitty tbh just in different ways