grin, dx is short for diagnosis...

although being dx'd bipolar isnt fun, finally having the dx officially can be relieving because it gives a reason, an explanation for the madness. at least for me. it was such a relief when i was dx'd ptsd because it made sense of a huge part of my life that was tearing me apart. the criteria matched up with so many things that were going on in my life. most recently pdoc dx'd me with panic disorder with agoraphobia and again, its like, wow, this makes sense, this is whats going on in my life. so my labels feel sort of like guideposts for me.