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Originally Posted by Under*Over
You guys ever dealt with this.
I started out with a generalized anxiety diagnosis with social anxiety being a big part of it, depression, ADHD, and adjustment disorder diagnosis
Then when I didnt respond to antidepressants and DID respond to mood stabilizers and antipsychotics... I got a Bipolar NOS diagnosis. This changed to bipolar 1 after a while. Then my psychotic symptoms got more severe and more prominent and after some VERY clear periods of psychosis I got the schizoaffective bipolar type diagnosis.
Its been a lot. A long road. Other diagnoses that have been suggested to me are avoidant personality disorder, social anxiety disorder, and most recently PTSD.
But Im- after all this time- fairly confident in my schizoaffective diagnosis. ADHD as well. I dont like it. In fact I hate it- which is why I stop my meds- in an attempt to prove that “if I dont need them then there must not be anything wrong with me”. But each time that fails, I get worse and the reality of my diagnosis becomes more final. So while I dont like it- it fits- and I think Ive landed.
How about you all. What are your journeys through different diagnoses/misdiagnoses. What made things change for you. And do you think your current diagnosis is “right”?
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My first Dx at age 16 was Major Depression with Psychotic Features
It has since morphed to psychotic disorder NOS . Then schizoaffective and schizophrenia (depends on who u ask honestly )
I also have CPTSD as well as eating disorder and substance abuse Dx but both of those are in remission
In my opinion diagnoses are arbitrary and irrelevant to me and more relevant for insurance billing purposes and communication between treatment providers