Hi everyone,

This will be a long post.

I have had some counselling (I think it has been a total of 4 or 5 sessions in the past year), but have not had a psychological evaluation yet. I am on a waiting list currently for a psych eval because my counselor thought that it would be useful. Feel free to skip to the "Question" section below if you don't need my background information (it is a bit lengthy).

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My background and opinions about my issues:
I think I have been diagnosed with ADHD by my primary care doctor (general practitioner) by just taking a test and answering a few questions. I am fairly certain that I do have ADHD, or at least something that mimics it, however, I am not completely sure of if that is my only problem. My GP has also thought that I may have anxiety issues (most likely because my mom has it), but I don't like the idea of anti-depressants to control it. I have been able to control both my ADHD and anxiety (if I have that) well in the past by eating healthy and staying active, so I feel like there has to be an alternative to medication.

The only medication that I am currently taking is adderal (extended release) to help with the ADHD, and it has made an improvement. I would prefer to find a way to not need the medication to function, however, I am open to taking it if it is no longer possible to handle as I did when I was younger, or just until I recover enough health to function without it.

Additional problems that I have but have not mentioned to any doctors yet is that I sometimes get a very strong urge to yell/scream/cry/sing that is difficult to control, but controllable when I know I will get into trouble by releasing that urge. I also haven't mentioned the crawling sensations in my legs only because I forget about them. I have also suffered from some emotional abuse during my childhood, but I don't know if this would be appropriate to bring up during a psych eval.

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I am hoping for a positive outcome from my psychological evaluation, but I am also a bit nervous that I may say or do something to make the psychologist/psychiatrist upset with me, or not trust me. Are there any do's and don'ts to first time psychological evaluations? Does the psych doctor in a psych eval ask the patient questions, or would I need to be prepared to make sure that I bring up everything?