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Getting a diagnosis

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Hi I just want to ask a question about getting a diagnosis as an adult. I am considering applying to be assessed, but at the age of 50 I am not sure what value I will get from this. I can read all the A.S.D.  self help books on how to be kind to myself and cope with the world better and gain a lot from that. But I wonder what the benefits of having a confirmed diagnosis would be. Can anyone enlighten me on their experience? Pray

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  • For me it would be important to be sure, what I've been suffering from my whole life, but when I think about this whole hustle, long waiting, talking about my life to strangers and possibly not being taken seriously, I fear and I don't know it it makes sense. Also my therapist does not see any need to medicate me, I asked him to Diagnose me with what he can and what he sees in me. Anxiety fits much better what I experience than depression.  I have an impression,  that many professionals,  if they can't understand,  what's going on and what's the problem,  then... dang! Depression 

  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    Yes I have anxiety for a very long time, as long as I can remember, but also depression, fairly low level depression but enough to affect my daily life. I’ve had CBT and standard counselling, the CBT  had no effect on me at all ( although I did become a little obsessed in the therapist!) Grimacing and the counselling helped in the very short term. I have since found myself another therapist who has brought me here to this point. Still feel very anxious about so many things in life, it’s a permanent part of me. 

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  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    Yes I have anxiety for a very long time, as long as I can remember, but also depression, fairly low level depression but enough to affect my daily life. I’ve had CBT and standard counselling, the CBT  had no effect on me at all ( although I did become a little obsessed in the therapist!) Grimacing and the counselling helped in the very short term. I have since found myself another therapist who has brought me here to this point. Still feel very anxious about so many things in life, it’s a permanent part of me. 

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