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Originally Posted by GreenMoss
I've been to therapy off an on and seen multiple therapists. My mom took me at 18 because I was so shy and depressed I wanted to drop out of my senior year. I know I'm diagnosed with and medicated for clinical depression & generalized anxiety. Other than that doctors didn't always tell me what I was diagnosed with and I either didn't think or was too timid to ask.
I've read a lot of self help books in my time.  e.g. shyness, neurotic, highly sensitive person, introvert. I kind of self diagnosed myself with social phobia. After reading on this site avoidance seems to describe me really well... really well, I've been avoiding things my whole life. |
As a rule, psychiatrists and clynic therapists are very reluctant to give the patient a diagnosis. They have a paternalist attitude I don't understand. This or they don't really know what the diagnosis is. I don't dismiss this second option.
To be honest, I had to ask my psychatry for a diagnosis and I had to insist. The same with my therapist. They agreed in the diagnosis although they didn't have any contact with each other.