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whitemeadows replied to your post:whitemeadows replied to your post:Just read the...

That sucks. Just felt like I had to say something since my aunt here in Denmark is a psychiatrist and I just know that self diagnosis is not good. But it seems that the system here has pretty much failed you :/ also, what’s up with old white men? Ugh

Self diagnosis (and self medication for that matter) work very well for a lot of people, especially chronics who know their body and brain better than their doctor will. You can check out the self diagnosis tag here on tumblr, it's very resourceful :). The system fails a shitload of people, and unfortunately, our experiences get downplayed because people generally have good faith in the health system (at least in Denmark) because it tends to work very well for physical ailments. Unfortunately, once you dig in, the horror stories unfold, and people have to fight tooth and nail to get as much as a nod from a doctor. It took my doctor five minutes tops to diagnose me with moderate depression. He broke off my sentences, looked out the window when I spoke, and sighed audibly while I was there, and he rolled his eyes as I left his office. It sounds like something from a goddamned movie, but a lot of doctors are unbelievably incompetent when it comes down to mental health-stuff, and it's really scary. I don't know what's up with old white men, but when I moved in the fall, I asked for a specifically female doctor, because I've had too many awful experiences with male ones. Hell, even my dentist gives more of a shit about my mental health than any doctor I've ever met. She actually listened to me and asked questions when I filled out their questionnaire and put down depression and fear of dentists as stuff they should take into account. And if that isn't proof of a flawed system, I don't know what is. The lady who takes care of my teeth gives more of a shit about my mental health than any GP I've ever had. Anyway, I'm sure you and I won't agree on self diagnosis as a thing, but that's totally fine. I'm not gonna put any labels on myself, because I fluctuate as much as I do and don't know enough about mental illnesses as I'd like to, but I am painfully aware that I have been left dangerously under-diagnosed since I was around thirteen, and started wanting to kill myself, and I'm still not as well as my past GPs have made me out to be. 

[oxypheromalkahyde]

whitemeadows replied to your post:Just read the definition of schizotypal disorder....

Didn’t anybody tell you to never self diagnose? Contact a professional if you think you have any kind of disorder.

I'm not self-diagnosing, I'm saying it hit home. And even if I were, there's nothing wrong with that. I've had to rely on self-diagnosis for much of my life due to an incredibly unsupportive environment, and every single goddamned doctor I've ever had has been a piece of shit, either telling my parents I was "just a weird kid", or rolled their eyes and stuffed a prescription for Sertraline up my ass when I said something might be up, despite a history of self harm, disordered eating, dysmorphic thoughts and a slew of other wonderful ailments that are by no definition just "weird". The doctors I've seen have wanted me out of their office the second I've stepped in, and never given me the time of day. As a result, my trust in the health system is very, very slim at this point, and I'll see a professional if and when I please. 

[oxypheromalkahyde]

whitemeadows replied to your post: Exam in T minus eleven minutes. Not at...

Good luck.

Thank you, sir!

I feel like it went alright. We'll see. I'm really bummed about not seeing my classmates for the next two and a half months though, I've grown rather fond of them :(. 

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whitemeadows replied to your post: So apparently the economy in the housing...

That sucks, but risk & buying houses is not a good mix.

Definitely not! I don't wanna owe half a million to the bank in a year and a half D:. 

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whitemeadows replied to your post: Oh my God, this is so nerve-wrecking. I seriously...

This is an awesome looking flat and in a pretty great part of town too. I live and work in 8000 and it is the best. No bus transport at all. Go for it.

Yeah I know, I'm super gung-ho about it :D. It's just that my mum, the one who's gonna be throwing money after it, is a bit apprehensive about the whole andelslejlighed-thing. We'll see. I just hope it works out *u*.