@Jynx wrote:
Question 1: When you were first diagnosed, what was that process like?
How did you feel about it?
Most of us have spent the majority of our lives being told we’re just lazy and incompetent, so a part of me continued to believe that this was just some excuse to try to get medication to ‘cheat at life’ or some BS like that. Now, having professional psychiatric confirmation has been enough to dispel the notion of being 'weaker, lazier, and bad at life’ - and has also given context and understanding to a large majority of struggles across my life. It was in most ways, a huge relief.
It sounds like diagnosis was really affirming for you @Jynx, and helped to dispel some of those really harmful stigmas around why you were feeling the way you were feeling! I'm hearing that relief 🙂
You mentioned going to a psychiatrist for a diagnosis, and I am hearing that many people here have had to go through multiple professionals or services to seek a diagnosis. Who can provide a diagnosis and what are some of the things you might need to be aware of when building a professional network? (eg: What are the differences in support a GP vs a psychiatrist can provide?)
