It is definately frustrating when you dont know what is wrong. Up until I had to go to the hospital, I had never been flat out told what was wrong with me. And even in the hospital, they always danced around the subject when I asked them flat out 'What's my diagnosis?' I think this is appauling. As shown in the example of your friend, it is such a shame when YOU are the one left out of your own care and diagnosis. Even though I am 19 and am a full-fledged adult, my parents were told so much more about what was wrong with me (even though what they told them wasnt really right, and my parents did not understand a bit of it anyways). I felt so helpless in the hospital, which is ironic because I was forced to go there so that I would gain more control over my life due to the "close, intensive" care in the psych hospital. It is a shame that doctors feel then need to not disclose information about a patient's problems to THEM. Maybe it's just my inkling, but I've always had the feeling that my doctor is hesitant to throw any definitions at me in fear that I will become some self-fulfilling prophecy. Ugh. And this only makes things worse. But anyways, thanks so much for the help!