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Roy

I’m just venting to be honest, I’ve had a bit of a rollercoaster week, as many of you know, I was diagnosed this week. 
I’ve only told my mother and sister, both were fine and obviously a few questions.

My wife was phoning her sister tonight, so I said it was fine for my wife to share my diagnosis. I heard a very condescending voice say,” well how does that change anything?”

I now feel totally deflated and angry.

I wonder if anyone else has had negative replies? I do mean wether diagnosed or self identifying.

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  • I think some people are scared of what an official diagnosis of a friend or relative means for how they think of and treat the diagnosed person. Some people are really really scared of illness or any sort of diagnosis, anything that smacks of anything "wrong", they seem super sensitive to what others think of them, or how they think others will think of them, personally I think they need to get over themselves.

    I was asked how I managed to con the psychologist out of a diagnosis? That was from a psychiatric nurse, but then they're often the sort of people who feel they have to "do something" and it means treating you differently and they often ask stupid questions, like how long will it be before you're better?

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  • I think some people are scared of what an official diagnosis of a friend or relative means for how they think of and treat the diagnosed person. Some people are really really scared of illness or any sort of diagnosis, anything that smacks of anything "wrong", they seem super sensitive to what others think of them, or how they think others will think of them, personally I think they need to get over themselves.

    I was asked how I managed to con the psychologist out of a diagnosis? That was from a psychiatric nurse, but then they're often the sort of people who feel they have to "do something" and it means treating you differently and they often ask stupid questions, like how long will it be before you're better?

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