Hi

My therapist said that I was depressed, and I certainly have some of the symptoms, have felt suicidal etc.

Someone I used to know on the internet said that I was not depressed. Does anyone have any opinions on so-called "diagnosis" over the internet?

I do not know what this persons qualifications were/are if any. She refused to say anything about herself.

Fuzzy

I think there is a test here you can take up under the quizzes link.
I would tend to believe my therapist over an online person.

Intimacy: "into me see."

Willow is right, do not go according to the things you have seen on the internet, they are okay for info. but please do not draw a diagnose out of the internet stuff. If in doubt talk to your therapist, if the therapist makes you feel uncomfortable, get a new one, it is important!!
"darkeyes"

yeah i would agree with darkeyes their, dont believe the internet, they have not met you in person and spoken to you directly face to face so your therapist or doc is who you should be litening to, even if, ,like me, ya dont like them!

--marko--

Hi Willow, darkeyes and elmarko,

That was what I was thinking too. I am glad that you all feel the same way. Thanks for your support, it does help!

Take care,
Fuzzy

fuzzy i am on this site way too often as well, i really have to get a life anyways I agree with you all...definitely don't trust the internet info. and you do need to have a therapist you feel comfortable with. i just fired mine b/c she was useless. finding a good one is a process sometimes. anyways i have been suicidal in the past and am finally feeling better. good luck with everything.
Take care,
Chrstiee

Listen to your doctor. That is why you hired him. If his diagnosis doesn't seem right to you discuss it with him.
Zen

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My therapist said that I was depressed, and I certainly have some of the symptoms, have felt suicidal etc.

Someone I used to know on the internet said that I was not depressed. Does anyone have any opinions on so-called "diagnosis" over the internet?

I do not know what this persons qualifications were/are if any. She refused to say anything about herself.

Fuzzy

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> We know this is a very, very old thread but we wonder if you've been back to therapy or the doctor since this time and what has happened with those visits.

It sure would be a long time to go without help and no one deserves to suffer alone when help is readily available. It isn't easy taking the steps from calling to actually going to the appointments but there isn't any other substitute for doing the work. We took breaks for months at a time in therapy while we were between therapists but we always returned after a few months because we need it in addition to meds. Therapy is as essential as medication for our diseases/disorders.

Personally we'd be put off by someone dx-ing online. We would go to a qualified medical professional for a dx instead of asking our peers for their ideas.

In March of this year you suggested to someone in this forum to journal as a way to help track moods, patterns, abandonment, and attachment feelings/issues. Re: I don't see the point What a great suggestion! Has this type of journaling helped you to identify patterns and track moods?

Good luck and we keep hoping you'll get back into therapy and get the help you've been requesting and are so deserving of.

p.s. sometimes the older the thread the better the glimpse of ourselves we can get looking back and then looking at today.

I have been to the doctor (I think I told you?)

He fobbed me off ... that is how I saw it anyway (I do not feel that 6 to 8 sessions which is the standard offered in the UK is adequate and I did not persue it when the "offer" he made did not even come through) and I am trying to find some way to pay for private sessions.

I asked the shrink (who another GP reluctantly referred me to) on the phone if the Anxiety Management sessions that I tried before were still available. He said that the facility had closed down!!! He has been known to lie to other people I know though which is why I do not see him unless I am in desperate need of a medication change.

Unfortunately imo most people living in the UK would say that help is not readily available.

But I agree that diagnosing by peers is potentially dangerous.

Currently I am reading a couple of books which help me........ some of the time.

Thank you for pulling up this old thread, it is an unpleasant reminder of how long I have been struggling

Take care,
Fuzzy

PS I do journal and Lucy sometimes writes too.

btw the person who "diagnosed" me on the internet was banned I have found out...... and she has a history of treating people poorly on other sites. Fortunately my gut instinct was correct and I never trusted her. I did however "act out" because of my anger towards her at times. She was a moderator and found a reason to ban me but she herself was banned a couple of months later. I do not even know why I am writing this.....

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Thank you for caring (((((((((((((((((((Hope)))))))))))))))))))

Hey Fuzzy!

Never just trust an unaccredited person; an anonymous face on the Internet can be just a jab in the dark which just as well be a jab into your heart........and no one here I know wants's that!

An opinion of "just a consulting doctor" who yurns out to not have his facts too straight; I would not put my trust in either. One "reluctantly" giving you a "referral" is definitely BAD NEWS.................A "general acquaintance on the Internet" is a red flag for NO WAY!!!

I could say, "Hey I'm a psych nurse you can trust me!" On a good day I think I could point you in the "right direction"
But, lately my days have been a internal infernal. I will say however --- I do have a couple of excellent web sites in the UK that could refer you in the right direction -- it would be a take or leave it situation. But these ppl ARE professionals and could give you some answers or professional Internet options........PM me........I also would need to know where you live in the UK.......Balls in your court, Fuzzy ((((((((((((((((((HUGS until then))))))))dayzee9

Thanks for your offer dayzee, I might take you up on it!

I am seriously thinking of taking up the offer of 8 sessions, but with my trust issues it would probably take me at least that long to even begin to trust the T.... and then it would be over.

But I WILL make some changes (and I have made some important changes already even if it might not be obvious from my posts)

Fuzzy

PS People, (especially people like "doctors" and the mad admin on another site who took it upon themselves to label and ban people... that was who I was cryptically referring to in my post of so many years ago ) who say one thing and do another are crazy making to me...... as I grew up in an abusive household

So..... no wonder I hide from further abuse or potential abuse.
Or even "act out" sometimes... although I have hit that one on the head for good now. Hiding is so much safer

I have changed my mind and will not accept the APPALLING INADEQUATE 8 sessions offered

I have known several people who that "treatment" has made worse... and I am not surprised. Just as they were perhaps starting to trust the "counsellor"..... sorry dear, time is up

grrrrr
Fuzzy