05-19-2016, 12:23 AM
You know, you'd be pleasantly surprised to know there are a large number of people who are misdiagnosed with a mental illness. One reason for this is because insurance companies sometimes don't pay for mental health visits if a diagnosis is not made.
Imagine being a therapist and being forced to diagnose an client after one session. That's insane. Yet, it is a very common practice.
Whether or not YOU have a mental illness, who knows. Maybe try not to see it as a personal attack. Schizophrenia is one of those mental illnesses largely misunderstood; similar to IBS. If your symptoms don't fit certain criteria, then you get that mixed bag diagnosis.
But then again, Autism is a mixed bag diagnosis too. When I say mixed bag, I just mean the way the diagnosis expresses itself has a WIDE variation between individuals.
Imagine being a therapist and being forced to diagnose an client after one session. That's insane. Yet, it is a very common practice.
Whether or not YOU have a mental illness, who knows. Maybe try not to see it as a personal attack. Schizophrenia is one of those mental illnesses largely misunderstood; similar to IBS. If your symptoms don't fit certain criteria, then you get that mixed bag diagnosis.
But then again, Autism is a mixed bag diagnosis too. When I say mixed bag, I just mean the way the diagnosis expresses itself has a WIDE variation between individuals.