Here in the US it kinda seems that docs, whatever titles and specialties, just guesstimate and tend to diagnose the most common ailments found by the public to have. They dont really do a whole lot of investigative work. It leads to a lot of unnecessary struggling and waiting, and misdiagnosis. And if you go to different docs, very possible that you are going to get different diagnosis based on the same symptoms cuz tons of illnesses share overlapping symptoms and again, they are just going to focus on diagnosing the most common possibility and prescribe the most common meds for it. The healthcare system overall needs work.
Yeahh, I’m super lucky, my primary care doc, I told her ab my daydreams & dissociation yesterday after meeting with her a few times and getting a feel for how she interacted with me and if she was validating or not. And she was! She was amazing. So there are good docs out there! But I think it just takes being cautious, definitely, because the medical system is built on impersonality, which sucks ass. But yeah! Exactly they don’t have the training. It’s really bad haha. 😭 I’m so sorry you went through all that.
I am so sorry to hear you’ve experienced this as well. Australian here who has been in and out of hospital more than half my life. I was told the same thing by my psychiatrist at the time of diagnosis, if you go to hospital, don’t tell anyone. It’ll make it worse. It’s awful. Most of them don’t think it exists, and even if they sort of do - they have no idea about it. And most psychiatrists will end up saying some other diagnosis. It’s not fair. Not fair at all. And some people say labels don’t matter. But without a diagnosis, sometimes it leaves you unable to access the care, medications, or help that you need. I ended up lucky. But it took many years to end up with the right people after years and years of being passed around and diagnosed with nearly everything. And having no idea what was going on. I’m so sorry again this has happened for you. I hope people like you, and anyone brave enough, can write to their local and federal members of parliament. Especially any ministers to do with health, mental health, hospitals, etc. because this isn’t going to change without input from people like you and others out there. Wishing you luck going forward.
We have DID and yea it’s crazy how some people in the mental health community don’t see it as a real disorder and the same for ADHD. I think they don’t look at the actual science and they just state personal opinions about it that’s really sad. We have a good therapist that treats our DID and he works with me the host and my 17 alters and they trust him and so that’s the positive. The negative is the American healthcare system is a joke and very expensive unless you have good insurance.
My experience….uhhh is that like, people don’t know much about MaDD so when I explain it they uh, I worry they think it’s OSDD?? However that could be just my hyperfixations with DID speaking. Idk tho. I feel like people don’t rlly recognize you can dissociate and not have DID but still really struggle. With things. Idk. :3
Yess I was told by a therapist that I can't have this bc it's rare. But SOMEONE HAS TO HAVE IT even if it's rare 🤯
Right I totally agree with you.
Here in the US it kinda seems that docs, whatever titles and specialties, just guesstimate and tend to diagnose the most common ailments found by the public to have. They dont really do a whole lot of investigative work. It leads to a lot of unnecessary struggling and waiting, and misdiagnosis. And if you go to different docs, very possible that you are going to get different diagnosis based on the same symptoms cuz tons of illnesses share overlapping symptoms and again, they are just going to focus on diagnosing the most common possibility and prescribe the most common meds for it. The healthcare system overall needs work.
Yeahh, I’m super lucky, my primary care doc, I told her ab my daydreams & dissociation yesterday after meeting with her a few times and getting a feel for how she interacted with me and if she was validating or not. And she was! She was amazing. So there are good docs out there! But I think it just takes being cautious, definitely, because the medical system is built on impersonality, which sucks ass. But yeah! Exactly they don’t have the training. It’s really bad haha. 😭 I’m so sorry you went through all that.
That is great you found a good provider that definitely helps.
I am so sorry to hear you’ve experienced this as well.
Australian here who has been in and out of hospital more than half my life.
I was told the same thing by my psychiatrist at the time of diagnosis, if you go to hospital, don’t tell anyone. It’ll make it worse.
It’s awful. Most of them don’t think it exists, and even if they sort of do - they have no idea about it. And most psychiatrists will end up saying some other diagnosis.
It’s not fair. Not fair at all. And some people say labels don’t matter. But without a diagnosis, sometimes it leaves you unable to access the care, medications, or help that you need.
I ended up lucky. But it took many years to end up with the right people after years and years of being passed around and diagnosed with nearly everything. And having no idea what was going on.
I’m so sorry again this has happened for you.
I hope people like you, and anyone brave enough, can write to their local and federal members of parliament. Especially any ministers to do with health, mental health, hospitals, etc. because this isn’t going to change without input from people like you and others out there.
Wishing you luck going forward.
We have DID and yea it’s crazy how some people in the mental health community don’t see it as a real disorder and the same for ADHD. I think they don’t look at the actual science and they just state personal opinions about it that’s really sad. We have a good therapist that treats our DID and he works with me the host and my 17 alters and they trust him and so that’s the positive. The negative is the American healthcare system is a joke and very expensive unless you have good insurance.
My experience….uhhh is that like, people don’t know much about MaDD so when I explain it they uh, I worry they think it’s OSDD?? However that could be just my hyperfixations with DID speaking. Idk tho. I feel like people don’t rlly recognize you can dissociate and not have DID but still really struggle. With things. Idk. :3