As sweet as-pie
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Hi all,
I posted here:
Vent: Psychiatrist doubting suspected diagnosis
not so long ago after seeing my psychiatrist. My ADOS is booked for tuesday, but it's becoming a huge stressor for me. Dissociation is a big problem for me, and due to the stress it's been causing me i've been dissociating pretty constantly since I last saw her. I'm very worried that I won't get the diagnosis even if I tick all the boxes, as she's told me that she doesn't think I am autistic anymore after diagnosing me with PTSD. The alternative diagnosis she's offering is social anxiety but I know that if I got treated for social anxiety it wouldn't help me as I have had issues with socialising way before I experienced anxiety in them, and I no longer do experience said anxiety but I still have the problems with understanding other people and socialising. I don't know what to do. If I don't get this diagnosis I will have to go private and pay up to £1500 which I just cannot afford. I've lost all faith in the mental health system and I'm pretty sure that no matter what I say or how I behave during the ADOS, they will do all they can to mark me down and be very strict with the assessment.
I posted here:
Vent: Psychiatrist doubting suspected diagnosis
not so long ago after seeing my psychiatrist. My ADOS is booked for tuesday, but it's becoming a huge stressor for me. Dissociation is a big problem for me, and due to the stress it's been causing me i've been dissociating pretty constantly since I last saw her. I'm very worried that I won't get the diagnosis even if I tick all the boxes, as she's told me that she doesn't think I am autistic anymore after diagnosing me with PTSD. The alternative diagnosis she's offering is social anxiety but I know that if I got treated for social anxiety it wouldn't help me as I have had issues with socialising way before I experienced anxiety in them, and I no longer do experience said anxiety but I still have the problems with understanding other people and socialising. I don't know what to do. If I don't get this diagnosis I will have to go private and pay up to £1500 which I just cannot afford. I've lost all faith in the mental health system and I'm pretty sure that no matter what I say or how I behave during the ADOS, they will do all they can to mark me down and be very strict with the assessment.