This doctor I am seeing has been basically probing for various problems and although I received a diagnosis of recurrent major depression, for a time the doctor even was considering a psychotic diagnosis (which is inaccurate) as a result of my paranoid tendencies. However, he does not think I am because my paranoia is not severe enough for me to be in that category. What bothers me even more is that this guy is already encouraging me to start taking medications which I am not really interested in. He says that he would work with me if I am not on medications, but he strongly advises that I take them. I'm not sure if I want to keep seeing this guy given that he is already suggesting medication and it seems quite questionable that he was going as far as to briefly go as far as to suggest that I could be schizophrenic (which I am not) for merely discussing paranoia. He seems to be advocating a very aggressive, medicalized approach which I frankly do not agree with.
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