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Old Jan 22, 2009, 01:36 PM
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Hi Roman! I'm sorry you are struggling so much with everything and not getting much support. That definitely must suck!!

If I were you, I would try not to worry about what your diagnoses are. You sound like you know you are ill. That is all that really matters. If you can identify your symptoms, well you don't really even need to do that, if you can identify what gives you pain, the severity of it and what is difficult or impossible for you do because of your illness, that's all you need to know and all you need to tell the pdocs and Ts.
Let them worry about the labels. They are really just for them to communicate with each other and insurance companies.
If they know your symptoms, they can try and figure out meds and ways to help you.
I have HUGE OCD tendencies and love to label things, so it's hard to follow my own advice, but I do find it frustrating to label because there are so many people with the same diagnoses who have such radically different symptoms that are expressed in such radically different ways. So, I find it less distressing to pick and choose what applies to me and not worry about trying to “fit in” certain categories.
Thanks for this!
romanjames2004