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Posted by Christ_empowered on July 4, 2018, at 18:58:12
I think psych diagnosis matters (speaking as someone in the 21st century US) because there's a very real -line- across which...once one crosses, its over, socially.
"severe depression." OK. Increasingly...Bipolar, especially Bipolar II...OK. And then...
there's Schizoaffective, Schizophrenia. These are well past the line, in a sort of stigmatized no man's land.
I know this because my community-wide label/diagnosis is Schizophrenia. The official diagnosis is still, somehow, Bipolar I. The difference is...
I've clearly crossed the line, or been pushed over the line, into utter and complete invalidation. And yet...
I have my now "well-to-do" parents solidly behind me. That makes a world of difference. Not that I live lavishly or anything, but...I see how many "mental patients" live, and I've been spared all that, thank goodness.
But I've crossed the line, and I think its a forever-type situation.
Posted by ed_uk2010 on July 5, 2018, at 15:21:12
In reply to crossing the line, posted by Christ_empowered on July 4, 2018, at 18:58:12
>I've crossed the line, and I think its a forever-type situation.
With who though? Most people won't know your diagnosis and have no business finding out unless you tell them.
Posted by beckett2 on July 6, 2018, at 15:11:23
In reply to crossing the line, posted by Christ_empowered on July 4, 2018, at 18:58:12
As someone with severe social anxiety and GAD, I've been taught and believe that what is going on in my head--(the self doubt and denigration) is no indication of what others are thinking or feeling.
Could you get some CBT? That might really help. Even though I do not live in a small town, I understand this. My issues are usually kept to myself since the time I told my SIL my dx. Her eyes just widened, and our relationship hasn't been the same. But there are Jedi mind tricks to deal with crap like this. Have you had any CBT?
Posted by Christ_empowered on July 6, 2018, at 17:06:39
In reply to Re: crossing the line » Christ_empowered, posted by beckett2 on July 6, 2018, at 15:11:23
I do think CBT or...something...could be helpful. A bit more maturation would be nice, too. :-(
I get the sense that I'm actually living a remarkably safe, quiet, simple, but...surprisingly comfortable life, all things considered. I have much to be thankful for, I really do.
With disability, I have very real limitations in terms of treatment providers. I think the talking ones are more likely to take those on disability than the shrinks, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for your response. :-)
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