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What is this second assessment for?

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I had my first assessment on Thursday and it was awful. 

The psychiatrist wants to see me again and has asked that I bring a parent with me. Now, I understand why he wants me to do this; but what is this second assessment about? Is it just gathering more information (I remember very little of my childhood due to a head injury) or would he try to diagnose me then?

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  • I think my parents will still have them. But getting hold of them will lead to questions. I can see hurdle's ahead. My parents don't even believe in mental health problems and think our family is "perfect". To be honest my folks worldview is so tiny, but there so happy in the bubble. They're not daft in terms of Mathematics and English skills, but they didn't even understand what I studied at Uni (even after I finished). So this is what I'm up against. My mum has something going on were she thinks that every illness/condition is much worse than it is. I had a cyst in my forehead, she thought I had cancer. I had tight hamstings which needed physio, she was starting to talk about people having back surgery.

    They're really supportive otherwise, will defend me know matter what and I could always go home or ask for money, but this is a bit tabboo. Plus if I hav'nt got autism, and I dont get a diagnosis, they will be like "look nothing wrong", were I will be like "mmm still got problems, good do with help and finding out what my problems are".

    Sorry for thread hijacking

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  • I think my parents will still have them. But getting hold of them will lead to questions. I can see hurdle's ahead. My parents don't even believe in mental health problems and think our family is "perfect". To be honest my folks worldview is so tiny, but there so happy in the bubble. They're not daft in terms of Mathematics and English skills, but they didn't even understand what I studied at Uni (even after I finished). So this is what I'm up against. My mum has something going on were she thinks that every illness/condition is much worse than it is. I had a cyst in my forehead, she thought I had cancer. I had tight hamstings which needed physio, she was starting to talk about people having back surgery.

    They're really supportive otherwise, will defend me know matter what and I could always go home or ask for money, but this is a bit tabboo. Plus if I hav'nt got autism, and I dont get a diagnosis, they will be like "look nothing wrong", were I will be like "mmm still got problems, good do with help and finding out what my problems are".

    Sorry for thread hijacking

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