[thea.allure.sarabia]

I have delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking. I don't think its enough to be considered schizophrenia. but I also have the lovely Flat effect.

I recently got a psychological assessment done that expressed that my "expressions was blunted" and that I had "difficult expressing emotions" also "withdrawn from interpersonal relationships"

Problem is, they diagnosed me with Schizoid Personality Disorder. Even though in the symptoms list it did say i had "Ideas of Perscution" and "Thought Dysfunction"

Also, I don't have Schizoid personality disorder, I'm very emotional. Example: I cried for about 4 hours because my partner didnt talk to me much. I do have few close relationships but I made it clear that I need those and I crave more. My psych though seems like a no-nonsense psych who isn't okay with self-dx

(I claimed i had adhd, which was professionally diagnosed, and he did the serial sevens thing in which now he claims that I don't. he also called my condition 'benign' much to the examiners contrast who told my grandfather i was "Six feet underwater" )

I'm planning to take my highlighted examination papers to prove my psych so he can change the diagnosis. unless the psych just thought i was on the spectrum but couldnt figure out where

please somebody help

[OliverB]

Something similar happened to me. My diagnosis changed when I changed pdoc.

No, I m not schizoid. I can enjoy being with people, I love, I like being loved and I have a ton of emotions. The problem is my emotionl expression is "flat" or "blunted".

[thea.allure.sarabia]

Originally Posted by Nocter

Something similar happened to me. My diagnosis changed when I changed pdoc.

No, I m not schizoid. I can enjoy being with people, I love, I like being loved and I have a ton of emotions. The problem is my emotionl expression is "flat" or "blunted".

I'm glad I'm not the only one. My friend thinks I have schizophrenia. I... don't. psychotic features maybe but my psychosis usually doesn't cause huge problems in functioning.

[OliverB]

Originally Posted by thea.allure.sarabia

I'm glad I'm not the only one. My friend thinks I have schizophrenia. I... don't. psychotic features maybe but my psychosis usually doesn't cause huge problems in functioning.

Maybe something like schizotypal disorder? (Schizotypal disorder and schizotypal personality disorder are not the same, It's like obssesive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. But schizotypal disorder it's not on DSM, it would be Psychotic disorder NOS, while on ICD-10 schizotypal personality disorder it's the one that it's not described)

[Shaly78]

Get a 2nd opinion. I got a Psychoses diagnoses 2014, that I'm not agreeing with I was in patient and for the most part described an abusive groups spying tactics via social media totally proveable. I had low blood pressure and all that should have cued them to probe further mental health records, in fact I'm Dissociative Identity Disorder. There was no suicide actions or thoughts just an argument with my mom before she dropped me off there, so the low blood pressure was enough of a cue that she has child alters. They actually love bombed me with statements like we put you in the room with the rarest ones. I alerted a male nurse to not step in this area due to a spill, then later on he told me we are surprised at the way you remember numbers. I know they knew I never ever bought up anything about numbers in inpatient hospital...I'm assuming he search a career site for a posted resume, an accounting major. I didn't say anything. I'm trying to get this dx removed because it is only causing me problems...I'm a strong survivor and NOT crazy coping with alters especially during this year of my life. Stigma on the court we definitely need this to know we are loved not crazy special beautiful survivors smart....This was the foundation built at the beginning of my therapy, I won't lose sight of this. I don't need anymore to feel like a science experiment....Say not to anti psychotic meds now

[thea.allure.sarabia]

Originally Posted by Nocter

Maybe something like schizotypal disorder? (Schizotypal disorder and schizotypal personality disorder are not the same, It's like obssesive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. But schizotypal disorder it's not on DSM, it would be Psychotic disorder NOS, while on ICD-10 schizotypal personality disorder it's the one that it's not described)

he diagnosed me with mood disorder NOS because i have mood swings that aren't diagnosable as bipolar disorder. But apparently that's really common with BPD (I have been self-dx with BPD for years and i fit the criteria to the T). So I think he was pussyfooting around a schizo-related diagnoses.

schizotypal fits better, and STPD, but I'm not really sure if it would meet the diagnosis criteria.

I also have a lot of social problems that are similar to autism, but my grandpa kind of fudged the developmental papers (I was 17 the first couple of visits) and lied about things like milestones and the fact that my mom had benign tumors in her uterus.

I don't know how to tell the other psych that i dont feel like this criteria fits me without him becoming suspicious of me being defensive though...