yea sometimes trying to get the therapists to understand that it helps to know whats going on but yet some therapists don't tell their clients. One time I had a therapist who would not tell me anything just sat there and uh huh'ed at me and when I asked her if she knew what was wrong with me she told me it wasn't improtant. she wanted me to focus on my problems not read up on the disorder and end up possibly reading more into my symptoms or consciously or unconsciously creat more problems if I saw a symptom that I didn't have so I create it. she wanted her clients to focus on their problems not make up more from research and so on. I told her to get real. yes some people do thrive on chaos and need to create problems in order to live but I had enough problems in my live already that I don't want why would I create more. She laughed and went back to uh huhing and staring out the window.

I agree using research from others that have survived this before me has helped me and my past therapist so much in developing my treatment plans.

You can always contact psychiatrists on your own and do the tests. if you need a refural for insurance purposes go through your family physician. you can always tell your physician you want a second opinion for what your present therapist and psychiatrist is doing for you. Alot of people get second opinions on anything be it physical or mental so your physician won't think its out of the ordinary.