Thank you everyone... I really appreciate your insights. Like yellow fleurs said I think I am afraid of self-diagnosing or maybe even being embarrassed if I say something authoritatively that my therapist would disagree with. Which is a silly fear since that has never happened! I plan to try to be more open about what I know about my illness and more assertive, especially when talking to my psychiatrist. I usually take the "well she's the therapist/he's the doctor so they know best" approach but I see now that isn't always true. Thanks everyone.