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Mar 18, 2013, 07:18 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Originally Posted by newtus
yes.
im one of those people that have been there.
ive been told that by all therapists ive ever had and by two psychiatrists.
i notice its mostly therapists that say that.
which logically..is baffling.
maybe its not... because psychiatry is MEANT to diagnose.
thing is therapy pretty much occurs in the same field...you know? so i dont understand. i understand them not wanting people to have their life run by the label - the word - the paper. but why say diagnosis doesnt matter? i used to believe that and then psychiatrists mostly would say otherwise. not to be dramatic about the whole situation but it has put a complex on me of some sorts. because in an overall sense i KNOW it matters. but at the same time im afraid to talk about it as if its "taboo" while in the therapy room.
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I have definitely gotten the 'taboo' feeling. We are all on the same page now, but I get the sense that they don't want to talk about it. It seems to be a 'trend' amongst mental health clinicians these days and I just don't get it. I get all of my medical (I have a couple of medical conditions) and psychiatric care in the same hospital (clinics), which means that all of my doctors can see all of my diagnoses. They're sending diagnoses to insurance companies. So it's out there, we are 'labeled' whether we like it or not.
I get the not labeling thing (and there's a part of me very averse to be put in a nice neat box) but not that taboo feeling that you mention and that I have felt too. With my other doctors there's no question as to discussing diagnosis, it's perfectly normal, and drives treatment.
Sorry to get off topic, but why do you think they avoid it (aside from the labeling thing)?
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