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Originally Posted by justafriend306
I actually worry about being accused of this - especially as I am going from assessment to assessment and being judged now that I have entered the (Canadian) Veterans' Affairs system. I worry that I won't be able to demonstrate I am sick enough to receive benefits. I worry they will judge me unworthy. I have made a habit of the opposite - of pretending there is nothing wrong with me. I have made a habit of trying to appear normal. As such it is difficult to be entirely honest with my practitioners. Will the therapist and case worker see through this facade and recognize the very frightened 'actor' within?
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Honestly, at least from my personal experience, no they will not. You downplaying your problems is just going to get you misdiagnosed, undermedicated, a lack of help in general, and it's really just going to screw you over. You HAVE to be completely open and honest with them no matter how scary it is, this is how I ended up in inpatient care and with a DUI because I kept downplaying my problems and pretending I had things under control. Now that I've been more open with all my issues they are taking everything a lot more seriously. Don't expect them to be mind-readers just because they're in the field, they're not mind readers and they can only help you with the problems that you admit you have.
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