Huh, interesting conversation. Thanks for the feedback.

As to the question, why is it so important to get a label? I can't speak for others but in my case I've long felt like I didn't really understand my own problems. Dx's didn't seem to fit and yet I'm being treated for it. That's why I care.

I had my T appointment today and we discussed this personality disorder. He didn't seem to care that it's not in the DSM. He was most interested in the fact that I saw myself in the description and proposed diagnostic criteria. It seemed to me that he felt we were on to something and we basically spent the session on this. He concluded by talking about how we'll deal with things going forward.

So did my dx change? I don't know, I kinda forgot to ask at the end of the session. But he took it seriously and that meant a lot.

Cyran0