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Originally Posted by OrangeMoira
Hmmm. Lots to think about! Now I'm kind of glad he told me at the end of the session so I have time to mull it over.
I worry about disclosing to employers, too, mgran. On the other hand, if they actually diagnose me, I may have an ethical duty to find out and disclose because of the field I'm going into. I tend to go overboard on following ethical/moral rules, though...I should probably mention that concern to T on Friday along with talking about my ambivalence toward the dx generally.
Thanks for sharing your insights on this! It really does help me to pick apart my feelings.
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At a non-work-related level keep in mind that with the current diagnostic schema (non-dimensional) there is no differentiation between people who have severe moderate or mild cases of the "disorder" in question.
IOW if you simply meet a certain number of symptom criteria you "get" the diagnosis, it doesn't however address how severe your symptoms and/or distress are.
So just because you have a certain diagnosis doesn't mean you're automatically in the same boat as *anyone* else who also has it, there can be huge disparities in the symptom constellation. (DSM is a piece of crap in many ways.)