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Should I see a therapist/psychiatrist/psychologist?

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I thought I would ask for your opinion, I've been thinking about ever since my diagnosis 2 months ago. My assessor said I should if I want too but the problem I have is, I don't know I want/need to.

I think I feel relatively good at the moment since my diagnosis, because of my diagnosis, it answered a lot of questions I had about my self which I'm happy about and the forum has been good for me I like talking to you guy and even if I don't post or reply I like reading because it's nice to read other people talking about things I think about and just reading that people have the same experiences as me.

However, I've been going back and forth in my head that it might be good to able to speak to some who is a professional and works with people on the spectrum just so I can speak face to face to a human that understands and that can help me when I do encounter my issues. I admit that right now my overall mental state is stable because I've been very much removed from society for the last year because of lockdown but I worry about when I go back to work especially when I'm in the process of looking for work and having to put up with all those recruitment people (no offence intended if anyone here is a recruiter, I worked as in recruitment for 3 years so I know what you're all like).

So to clarify my question more, Do you guys think it would be good to see someone now or shall I just wait until something happens?

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  • My view on this is generally that prevention is better than cure. I can only talk about this from my view, for me, I know I struggle to see issues until they're a problem, I know I tend to hide issues from myself and others and try to act like everything is ok. Given this, I would lean towards seeing someone even if it's just to talk things over and see if they think I'm coming up upon any stumbling blocks which can then be dealt with while feeling good and not have to deal with it later if things break down.

    This is actually exactly the tack I've taken, since the ADHD diagnosis and being told strongly I should seek an autism assessment and realizing it really does describe me in many ways I've actually found a lot of my depression and anxiety has lessened because I'm no longer running over every little difference in my head and calling myself broken. However, since that information, I have realised I need to see a therapist to help process a lot of things in my past that were buried by my self-loathing and if I'm going to progress from feeling better to feeling good, I need some help.

    So, if any of this rings familiar, then maybe you should, at the end of the day if you have a session or 2 and you're told there's not much to work with then, everything is good. 

  • in reply to Pax

    Thanks Pax that does seem like me too I think I will get it sorted out I have insurance so think I should be able to at least get some sessions without having to pay or get it back at least

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