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Diagnosis Interview - Worried

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Hi I'm worried I may not be myself at the interview when I'm conscious they are looking for traits. I know we are talking about highly trained individuals but I'm concerned I may try too hard, (for example to maintain eye contact), or the opposite to help secure a diagnosis.

I'm 55, and there's no-one to confirm childhood behaviours, so it feels like it's all down to my "performance" which is adding to my current obsessive consideration of my condition, plus my anxiety.

I need to be able to explain my past 55 years, with time and reason and rationale, not face a judge for 60 minutes and you're in or out.

Thanks for help/suggestions.

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  • I felt the same way when I first decided to seek a diagnosis. I think Trainspotter's suggestion of writing a personal history of yourself is very useful. My assessor read mine before the interview and told me he found it really helpful. I also had a very long wait before I was able to be seen, so I often thought and worried about what to say, sometimes couldn't sleep because I was thinking of events in life. I guess that also helped me prepare when I was asked to give specific examples. Most of what I talked about during the assessment was about childhood. So it'll be good to prepare some of that.

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  • I felt the same way when I first decided to seek a diagnosis. I think Trainspotter's suggestion of writing a personal history of yourself is very useful. My assessor read mine before the interview and told me he found it really helpful. I also had a very long wait before I was able to be seen, so I often thought and worried about what to say, sometimes couldn't sleep because I was thinking of events in life. I guess that also helped me prepare when I was asked to give specific examples. Most of what I talked about during the assessment was about childhood. So it'll be good to prepare some of that.

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