Personally, it was always like going to any doctor up until a few years ago. Like a normal doctor, I would have to see a therapist or psychiatrist and they wouldn't check my history. Because of that, I would get some useless psychobabble or maybe headache medication and get sent on my way.

Luckily, a few years ago my new therapist grabbed the DSM and sat down with me over several sessions and reviewed my history. It was then that I was actually diagnosed. It's sad that it took over 20 years to get someone to look at the whole picture, but now my therapy and medication are being applied correctly and I'm doing better than I have ... well ... pretty much ever.