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Old Apr 21, 2019, 10:00 AM
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I don’t feel it’s out of place for a client to want to know their diagnosis or to examine if a diagnosis may relate to their situation.

When therapists are filling in their notes on clients, don’t they have to indicate a diagnosis for insurance purposes, etc.?

When people see their Primary Care Physician, don’t they expect a diagnosis?

It may be your therapist was genuinely asking why you want to know...or, perhaps it was a delaying tactic because they had not firmed up a diagnosis in their mind yet.

In the past when a therapist has said, ‘why do you want to know?’ I have taken it to mean they are reluctant to answer my question but didn’t want to say so.

I would bring it up again. Sorry you have to wait two weeks.
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