i think you are missing something that i believe a lot of people do.

a lot of people say stuff like Dx's dont matter or that they dont matter because its all treated the same. but its NOT.

the diagnostic label means a whole lot. people are more complex than that, thats why. PLUS if your getting into serious mental illness, it can mean two different worlds depending on how you deal with it. all these factors is why a diagnostic label is important to know if its 100% correct (as much as someone can get correct).

obviously you know if someone has schizophrenia on their records they can be barred from a lot of life oppurtunities that someone with even bipolar may not be. ive been put as bipolar and said to have ptsd once because both therapists and psychiatrists know that schizophrenia is life devastating in every way possible; in your head, with relationships, on paper (in records), etc.

maybe PFMonkeys universe wont metaphorically implode...

but thats something i had to say because i think people dont think about every aspect of how important the label ACTUALLY is. people can even be misdiagnosed (for example), is the label not important then? the wrong meds WILL make things worse. if i have schizophrenia and im given lithium (which is known NOT to work on schizophrenia) because im supposed bipolar, I can get physically sick and not get mentally any better, maybe only to have my dosage upped continually by the incompetent psychiatrist. once taken off and put on an antipsychotic and starting to get better; i still might having lasting complications if only i was diagnosed correctly with a psychotic disorder and not a mood one.

do you see what i mean?