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Old Jun 13, 2008, 03:36 AM
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i went to see the psycologist yesterday it went really well we did a test i didnt score to well it said that i had severe anxiety so we talked about wat caused it and yeah i am happy with the progress we made i have another appointment with someone different in 2 weeks

then this morning i saw the guy who threatened to kill me i just feel like me trying to recover is pulling me down more

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Jazz, One thing, try to remember that there is no such thing as not scoring well. These are not pass/fail tests like school, these are strictly to figure out where our mind is. Whenever they give you screening tests, be truthful, completely truthful, with your answers. Try to distinguish between your mood and how you really feel. If it is something on a scale they want you to rate feeling on, try not to answer neutral unless you really are neutral on the issue, but don't go to the extremes unless that is how you usually feel (one of my problems is that I do feel the extremes most of the time). All truthful answers give the correct results. You want the correct diagnosis, so that you can find to correct route to healing. The actual diagnosis is just a label, BP, GAD, BPD, who cares (easy for me to say as I have all three of those labels ). The label really does not matter that much, finding the right way to heal from it does. As a friend of mine tries to tell those who are struggling with diagnosis, you have a condition, you are not the condition. It is an important distinction. If you come out with an indication you have one of the distinct illnesses, then it can be treated. The label is for the illness though, not for you. Don't be afraid of that label.

BTW, you likely know those initials, but GAD is General Anxiety Disorder, BPD is Borderline Personality Disorder. None or very nice, but they were a lot worse before I went through those tests and started treatment, and I have faith that they will continue to get better. I have faith in you too.
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