well said claritytoo, by having the dx you have clearly shows you are not faking it or pretending to be sick. 99% of people with mental disorder Dx's are not faking it. those who are get found out really quickly when in therapy. I suspect Amandalouise got a bad therapist because any reputable one would never question whether you were faking it as they would be able to tell right away that you were not.
everyone tells little white lies to protect others they love, what you did was nothing more than that.
some people on this site tend to write before thinking or allow their 'hot headed' or 'young' alters to respond to posts without vetting what they write, which unfortunately can cause upset to the origional poster. i find it best to ignore hurtful posts or report continuing hurtful posters to the moderators ((hugs))