Dealing with Diagnosis

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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Dealing with Diagnosis
Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 06:38
steve_ancell	I had an appointment with a psychiatrist two days ago, I’ve managed to get some of my mental problems sort of diagnosed, he is pretty damn sure that I have Tourette’s Syndrome and ADHD, but then again I sort of knew that anyway; it just means I have a label now.
Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 06:38
steve_ancell	Got to go back to see him again next month, not sure how many times I have to go back but at least I may now be able to seek some kind of help to manage the sudden mood swings and maybe smooth-down the ticks a bit.
Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 06:47
steve_ancell	I was originally told by a councellor in the mental health team that it was Bi-Polar Disorder, they left me on that note for years after that without formally confirming it or sorting out the right meds, I then found out a couple of years back that ADHD is often misdiagnosed as Bi-Polar Disorder. The psychiatrist is not very happy about the councellor suggesting Bi-Polar Disorder, knowing that she was not qualified to do that and therefore should have sent me for qualified diagnosis. Last time I saw the councellor a few years back; she told me to be expecting appointments from a CBT and a Neurologist, I never received any appointments and when I went back for a pre-arranged follow-on appointment with her, I was told that she was off sick and that she will be contacting me when she returns, that was the last I heard from that councellor.
Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 07:24
caligula	Tourette's syndrome and ADHD? How does that affect you?
Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 07:42
steve_ancell	You would need to be an outsider, looking in on my environment to see the effects. Close friends just accept me the way I am where others see my ticks and regard me as a spazz or something. The ADHD part can cause me to fly off the handle and/ or become very restless, living with my dad doesn't help either coz he's a bit of a control freak. I came close to laying the cunt out on Monday coz he had the arse with me when I was stuck-out in the snow for hours and he then called me a fucking liar and pulled a fucking kitchen knife on me. He knows I have problems but he thinks only of himself all the time, that's why I am now seeking to move out of "his" place. I know that I put on a persona on here, acting like I'm all happy go lucky and stuff, but I really have issues which is why I randomly vent my spleen from time to time on here as well as on facebook.