Dozen different diagnosis changes?

[TenSense]

Hi,

So I'm in my early 30s wondering how the diagnosises work as I've made it past a dozen. I meet some people with over 20 different diagnosis changes and was wondering are 19 incorrect? Or do they cancel out old diagnosises that most are apparently incurable? Quite confused how this happens to the majority of people with mental illnesses.

Kind regards

Ten

[TenSense]

Heya,

So I've only been with mental health for 16years. Unfortunately they are still changing my diagnosises even last last year 2019 they changed it again. There's no known cause for each diagnosis as well and no way to physically test for each diagnosis.

Kind regards

Ten

[Guest_1643]

Hi Ten, Thanks for sharing. I wander if you feel more or less comfortable with any of the diagnoses? Sometimes it just sounds wrong or not like a good fit, like they haven't gotten it right. I think people should listen and respect their instincts on this.

I am sorry they changed your diagnosis again so recently,i'm sure that would be very confusing.

[missingpuzzlepiece]

Hey TenSense,

Don't hang on the diagnosis, mine has changed as I explored more and more of what it was causing me to feel this way. Basically, I see myself as broken, and i get help to hopefully will be on the mend one day. That is all I need to know, the rest, its in the hands of proffessionals I trust.

[geoff]

Hello Ten, along from what those above had said, I'd like to say that with any mental illness incorporates so many different categories, although I'm qualified to say, but know each time I visited my psychologist another issue was discussed and this can be called another disorder.

This doesn't mean that the original diagnosis has been replaced, it's only been added to what else has been troubling you, so you could have many different issues associated with the original diagnosis.

Take care.

Geoff.

[monkey_magic]

Hi TenSense,

I've also been given lots of different diagnosises by different psychiatrists which doesn't add up.

You're definitely not the only one going through this.

Plus they didn't see me for very long to give me that diagnosis either.

[Guest_1643]

That's a good point, sometimes they do have issues themselves and biases in what they diagnose, because that's all they know how to treat.... I wish i'd spoken up and stood strong in my own voice.