Earthcircle
Well-known member
I have gotten a large number of diagnoses from psychiatrists, and I have often heard them contradict each other. For example, one psychiatrist will say "You are schizotypal, and not schizoid." Another will say "You are schizoid, and possibly schizotypal but probably not."
I am 49, and I have failed in therapy again and again and again. (I've been told that this is because I unconsciously think that therapists are my father. But it would seem that I have no control over that.) I am thinking that if I got the right diagnosis maybe I could be treated successfully. But, at this point, I need more than a diagnosis. I need certainty. I must know that the diagnosis is correct.
My question: what do people on this forum do to be certain that a given diagnosis they receive is accurate?
I am 49, and I have failed in therapy again and again and again. (I've been told that this is because I unconsciously think that therapists are my father. But it would seem that I have no control over that.) I am thinking that if I got the right diagnosis maybe I could be treated successfully. But, at this point, I need more than a diagnosis. I need certainty. I must know that the diagnosis is correct.
My question: what do people on this forum do to be certain that a given diagnosis they receive is accurate?