Barbarella wrote:
I have a lot of medical anxiety, I always think something is wrong with me, and that needs to be taken into account when trying to diagnose, I've been misdiagnosed both medically and in mental health before because I can't trust my experiences to be true (oh hey, sounds like something psychiatric care would help, go figure lol)
My moms bipolar diagnosis took A YEAR
and everyone I know who has a bipolar diagnosis took like, 6+ months
how can I know if what I went thru wasn't just some one-off mental breakdown if they immediately decide what it is and medicate in under an hour
Claire wrote:
now that my head is clear and I'm not like, under the spotlight being asked questions and I've had time to go back through my texts and social media from those days where I wasn't feeling quite right, I think bipolar was a really hasty diagnosis, and so does my therapist.Barbarella wrote:
but the way she went about it makes me feel like she isnt committed to getting it right, and I can't go thru all thatÂ
you literally were very open to this Versailles wrote:
that's good new that they're up for talking and figure things out.Â
Weird how ur psych kinda wanted to push meds on you so so early on...Â
yeah, it's not that I'm unwilling to take meds or accept such a harsh diagnosisthat's good new that they're up for talking and figure things out.Â
Weird how ur psych kinda wanted to push meds on you so so early on...Â
but the way she went about it makes me feel like she isnt committed to getting it right, and I can't go thru all thatÂ
I have a lot of medical anxiety, I always think something is wrong with me, and that needs to be taken into account when trying to diagnose, I've been misdiagnosed both medically and in mental health before because I can't trust my experiences to be true (oh hey, sounds like something psychiatric care would help, go figure lol)
My moms bipolar diagnosis took A YEAR
and everyone I know who has a bipolar diagnosis took like, 6+ months
how can I know if what I went thru wasn't just some one-off mental breakdown if they immediately decide what it is and medicate in under an hour