The worst thing about self-diagnosis is that it rarely helps you to know what you "have." The diagnostic categories are seriously flawed in that they categorize behavior by its form rather than its function. Competent PhD level psychologists may NEVER agree on a particular person's diagnosis, and then provide the exact same treatment to this person (say one therapist says someone has a specific phobia of illness, and the other says they have OCD. The treatment is the same -- exposure to germs). Some categories have been very useful (schizophrenia, bipolar), but mainly in prescribing medications. Diagnosis is sometimes, but rarely, useful in psychotherapy, especially when you are nitpicking at small details like how to categorize a certain thought process. I know you know this deli, but it's just a reminder.

Maybe austin-T stopped himself because he doesn't want to frame things in terms of a diagnosis? I know all of my T's have been hesitant to provide any kind of diagnosis to me..