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Mar 20, 2013, 05:25 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Originally Posted by Nessa213
I think it's the second guessing of myself that gets me down the most. I can 100%, wholeheartedly identity with what you're feeling when you wonder if it's really real and perhaps "I'm just not trying hard enough".
I personally don't tell very many people. I've told a total of 5 people and that includes my husband and my mother. But even if I sideways mention it to someone who I haven't really told yet, the familiar "oh, so you've self diagnosed?" can seriously sting. Oh, or I LOVE the "yeah the weather always gets me down too"... or other things to that effect. Or "oh yeah... I have those kind of A.D.D. days all the time too!"
(I apologize... my temper is quite touchy at the moment.)
All of that said, I've felt the sting of both. And if anything, the sting of caring too much hurts at least a bit less. So I'd take that.
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I've told very very few people. I'm afraid of misunderstanding, stigma, and it looking like I'm making excuses (it doesn't mean by telling you are, but it's something that I worry about). Personally, I think it's important to only share it with close, trusted others. I mean I wouldn't tell a co-worker, for example (unless I were very close friends with him/her).
As far as diagnosis, I'd discuss it with your psychiatrist (assuming you have one) -they can best assess, I think, and explain to you why they think you fit the criteria. By doing this, you may feel more confident in the validity of the diagnosis, if that would be helpful.
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