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Originally Posted by VenusHalley
meh... it ain't exact science... and I think the dehumanizing process when one becomes a set of symptoms can hurt much more than not knowing diagnosis, especially for those of us who are not really book example of the label.
What is wrong you? Will some scientific label help you to stop acting certain way... or rather know that in some situation, you act like this, because of this (sadly DSM.... does not really tell why. They list what it is and how it looks... with little explanation given).
Our whys are complex and those should be focused on rather than the label.
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Sorry but this is my opinion and im sticking by it
In my experience i found it more dehumanizing doctors telling me they didn't know what to do because they weren't sure what was wrong. I felt like a freak. Being called this that or the other doesn't help you feel better no...but the simple fact of the matter was that i require specific treatment and i wouldn't have known that without a diagnosis. What i think is important is having a doctor whose willing to question whether the way you acted was simply as a result of you deciding to behave a certain way or whether you weren't really in control of your actions due to symptoms of your illness.