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i need yall to know that my therapist herself said self-dxing is ok, so that you can tell your therapist why you think that and work out if you actually have it or not
like if i tested for adhd but i only have 5 of the symptoms, according to her it’d be ok for me to say i have adhd. self-dxing is valid yall
Hot take: I think self diagnosing can be very helpful. But ONLY if you follow that up with going to a professional and be like "Hey, I think, based on x, this is what's wrong with me, can we focus on that and see if it's true?". That's how I got my diagnosis of apd (antisocial personality disorder) after going from therapist to therapist because they only focused anxiety, which, as it turns out, I don't have
That's self-advocacy, which is perfectly fine.
Technically I’m “self-diagnosed” on a few things such as my dermatillomania and anxiety, but only because I did extensive research and then talked to my doctor, who agreed. I was never officially “diagnosed,” and technically don’t take medicine since it makes my (officially diagnosed) depression worse. But the self-dxers on this site are awful, they give people who actually look into a condition they think they have and take reasonable steps to see if they have it a bad name
What you did was self-advocacy, since you spoke to a professional. Self-advocacy is a good thing.
Self dx people self dx to find help and resources and a community! They do it to help themself! A lot of people cant get a therapist or a doctor, but they CAN get advise from people who knows exactly what they're going through and can provide insight and help!!!!!
There's nothing wrong with getting advice from the community, but there is a problem with insisting that you have a condition that you haven't been diagnosed with and speaking over people who have actually been diagnosed. And at the end of the day, you self-dxers won't get the help, care, or accommodations that you need.
I used to think that I might have Asbergers. You know what I did instead of telling everyone on the internet that I have it and screeching at anyone who questions me? I went to a fucking psychiatrist and got evaluated.
Exactly. I know that not everybody can afford to see a doctor, but that doesn't give them the right to insist that they have a condition and weasel their way into the community, speaking over everyone else. There are ways to get financial assistance if they would bother to research.
I also thought I had Autism and got tested and diagnosed and tbh people make it seem like it’s IMPOSSIBLE. I have Medicaid which helped. It’s not as impossible as people make it out to be. I think lots of people don’t want to get tested because they don’t want to be told they don’t have it.
That's my theory too. How do they have the resources to research the symptoms but they don't know how to research resources that can get them financial aid?
What is it with the more then likely self-diagnosing dumbasses on this site acting like Mental illness is exciting, amazing, and magical to have with no backfires or bad things once so ever? Hell, I'm mentally ill myself, and I'd give anything to NOT be!
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While I generally agree that self diagnosing should stop, I understand some skepticism people have towards health professionals from a personal standpoint. Recently I hadn't been feeling well and even had to go to the emergency room for a suspected bowel blockage. There was no blockage, but they said I had a high white blood cell count. They didn't give me antibiotics (for reasons not explained to me) instead they gave me pain medication for bowel pain and sent me on my way. I followed up at my general practitioner's a few days after, still not feeling well. She assessed me, said it could be an infection. She recommended I stop taking the pain mess as they cause constipation (wtf?) but then sent me on my way. No medication to treat an infection. Nothing. Just "come back if you still aren't feeling well". I waited a week and a half later and still didn't feel well. I went back again (had to wait another week to schedule an appointment) and they told me bowel infections typically take longer to get over and repeated what they told me before. I asked them why they won't prescribe antibiotics and they said something along the lines of "to make sure antibiotics are still viable against bacteria we want to make sure it isn't something your body can handle." They sent me on my way. I asked for a second opinion two weeks later. Same. Finally my grandpa (former doctor himself) recommended me go to his doctor. It was a three hour trip but she could see me right away. I explained what was going on and she ran ALL the tests. Turns out I had a bladder infection that had spread to my kidneys and gallstones. She prescribed me antibiotics and got an appointment for treatment of gallstones and ultimately I'm feeling better. But it took three months of feeling like crap, five doctors appointments, and a crap ton of money out of my pocket to find what was wrong and get treatment when it probably should've been handled at the first doctors visit (y'know preventative care and all that) otherwise the infection wouldn't have spread. Because of this I have a harder time believing doctors give a shit. I'm sure there are many who take their job seriously but through my experience those are getting to be a rare breed. I know too many sick peoples whose first doctor appt to address the issue was the same as telling the doctor your problem, they repeat what it might be before dismissing you with no follow up or preventative measures. So yeah doctors are in the unique position of being the only ones who can effectively help you if you are sick, so I understand why people feel helpless when they seem to go out of their way to not help. God knows how many people have gotten worse (like me) due to laziness or whatever on the part of these professionals. While you should never self diagnose, ultimately you know your body well enough to know when something's wrong and it's important to vet medical and mental health professionals and hold them accountable to actually treating what is wrong. The onus unfortunately now is on the patient to hold them accountable to their profession, even though it should be their responsibility. But all of this is formed by my experience and and I'm sure there are others who had similar ordeals.
