xtina_fan81
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I diagnosed myself about 5 years ago. I cant remember exactly how, I must've just looked up the symptoms one day and realized i could relate to all that is associated with SA.
I have a friend that I met in Sep when I started college. Basically i ive been up and down and had really bad downs recently, and she has confronted me about it. To cut it short, she said that she cannot help anymore than she is as she is not a doctor,that she is getting a bit fed up of how I get so down and she doesnt know what do anymore and that all she could do is advise I should really seek professional help to at least confirm what I have if not for help. She says its dangerous to diagnose yourself.
People have told me to get help in the past and I almost did when I left university, but once i left it kinda didnt happen cos i didnt go back to the doctor. Ive always just thought I can handle it and that im ok, cause even though i get really down i always do come back up again and i know i will but ive been told i cant go on living like that, no matter how sure i am that ill always feel better after a while.
Im just now doubting everything and feeling unsure about everything. When I had the SA label, even though i hated it, i had something to blame everything on. I feel like really pressured to get help but i dno if its right of me to say no when its affecting other people so much and my friend being so sure that there is something wrong since she sees my moods first hand, but is really pushing me to get ehlp and although i appreciate concern, i feel like if i get a doctors confirmation, I will feel worse about things because it will be so real to other people apart from myself, Ive liekdto be in control of myself and what i am, i hate the idea of opening myself up to someone else telling me.
Is it time to get help, or can i do it alone since thats what ive set out to do?
I have a friend that I met in Sep when I started college. Basically i ive been up and down and had really bad downs recently, and she has confronted me about it. To cut it short, she said that she cannot help anymore than she is as she is not a doctor,that she is getting a bit fed up of how I get so down and she doesnt know what do anymore and that all she could do is advise I should really seek professional help to at least confirm what I have if not for help. She says its dangerous to diagnose yourself.
People have told me to get help in the past and I almost did when I left university, but once i left it kinda didnt happen cos i didnt go back to the doctor. Ive always just thought I can handle it and that im ok, cause even though i get really down i always do come back up again and i know i will but ive been told i cant go on living like that, no matter how sure i am that ill always feel better after a while.
Im just now doubting everything and feeling unsure about everything. When I had the SA label, even though i hated it, i had something to blame everything on. I feel like really pressured to get help but i dno if its right of me to say no when its affecting other people so much and my friend being so sure that there is something wrong since she sees my moods first hand, but is really pushing me to get ehlp and although i appreciate concern, i feel like if i get a doctors confirmation, I will feel worse about things because it will be so real to other people apart from myself, Ive liekdto be in control of myself and what i am, i hate the idea of opening myself up to someone else telling me.
Is it time to get help, or can i do it alone since thats what ive set out to do?
