What do you do when....

The psych doesn't think you have conditions you feel you do have, but at the same time diagnosis you with stuff that clearly I don't meet the DSM for, without asking first?

I might be bothered too much by this, and it wouldn't affect my medications at all, but still, I don't like being called OCD when my therapist and everyone else in the world I ask about it disagrees!

Also put down as schizoaffective... I agree I have a mood disorder (even he calls it bipolar), but... I've only been psychotic when manic.... schizoaffective requires that you be psychotic when not having mood symptoms too. Plus I hate people that try to convince me I must be hearing voices, I never did!!! (especially when I needed serious mental help, and all the lady on the other end of the phone could say was "Did the voices tell you ...")

Also, I have or did have some serious social skills problems (it's in the school records people I gave you! They had a lady follow me around to make sure I didn't have meltdowns and taught me how to interact with people) and obsessions, etc I think could be a PDD... but I'm being ignored because of pretty good skills now.

My therapist made a point I shouldn't have a dx like that that I would not get medicated for, no point in it, but OCD seems to be pretty pointless too...

Anyway, I tend to think of these things too much. I self dx like crazy, but I am also concerned about having labels I don't deserve. Now I don't think I have every disorder I come across, the only other one I might have that I haven't mentioned is ADHD, but I was dxed with that as a child and it wouldn't be weird if that was lingering.

But still, I appreciate the medications keeping me sane and stuff... but I don't like the dxs I have now. Does it matter?

If you are very unhappy with your psychiatrist you could get a second opinion.

I bolded the part of your statement that stood out the most to me.

I've found that the treatment is more important than the diagnosis. As long as you're getting treatment that is working. Just my opinion though.

I have had many different diagnoses. At first I was troubled by them. Now I prefer an eclectic approach to treatment, and have resolved that the label attached to me is relatively unimportant as long as I learn ways to function at a higher level.

After many years of treatment, I have reconciled to my perception that mental health issues are largely dealt with through trial and error. If one method is unproductive, try another and keep trying until a method is found that helps.

Good luck.