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Self diagnosis seems completely natural when mental health care is unavailable because of a shortage of providers, or expense. What else are people going to do?
by amanaplanacanal 2y ago
Self diagnosis seems completely natural when mental health care is unavailable because of a shortage of providers, or expense. What else are people going to do?
- zaphar 2y agoI didn't say it wasn't understandable. I just don't think it's a good idea or something to encourage. If it actually makes things worse, even if it sounds like a good idea, it's not something that should be encouraged. And I do think it has a tendency to make things worse.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoWorse, in mental care you're better off doing g some self-diagnosis to narrow down the possibilities and know which specialist to go first. If you just go to the first general psychiatrist you can find, it's likely they'll first want you explore depression. The problem with the above is, treating depression is a long process that can take years to yield perceptible results. If you try to explore it first, chances are you'll never explore anything else. Many of the other diagnoses can be tested and ruled out much faster, possibly in days to weeks (e.g. ADHD), so this is what you'd be better off starting with - but you have to suspect it first to know to seek out a psychiatrist specializing in that particular condition and ask them for an evaluation specifically.