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Do I believe I still have ADHD now? Sure I "have it" based on how the word is commonly understood. The thing is at this point I've had doctors write down me h
by faeriechangling 4y ago
Do I believe I still have ADHD now? Sure I "have it" based on how the word is commonly understood.
The thing is at this point I've had doctors write down me having about 6 different conditions in the DSM, recurring or continual, no one doctor having given me more than 3 dx at a time. I've been prescribed over a dozen psychiatric meds over the years, all discontinued. So what am I supposed to think, am I just that unique and special and statistically rare? Or am I an edge case which is poorly described by the status quo diagnostic nosology? Is it useful for me to go to a doctor or friend or authority figure and describe myself as having the kitchen sink?
But in practice almost everybody I talk to from friends to doctors to family has a different set of labels they think of me as having, and I change which labels I use to describe myself to accomplish different goals, and deep down I don't think anybody really has a clue what they're talking about.