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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 745806" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I understand.</p><p></p><p>I am not afraid but long ago I stopped believing they know anything for sure. If somebody wants to know if they have arthritis or diabetes or epilepsy there are very specific tests you can take to show the doctors. They can SEE the illnesses on x-rays or blood tests.</p><p></p><p>ll you think you have bipolar, antisocial personality disorder, or schizophrenia there is no way for a doctor to run scientific tests to prove what is going on; to confirm. They cant see anything; dont even know where to look.</p><p></p><p>Thats why in psychiatry the same person can get ten different opinions from ten different people. There are so many diagnostic mistakes. That is why I focused mostly on change I wanted to make. In therapy. And I was sick enough with depression to try medications, but it took forever for the right medication to be found for my type of depression, whatever kind it was. A form of mild bipolar? Maybe. I never really had full blown mania so who knows? They call everything bipolar but they cant prove it so you never know if its right....</p><p></p><p>It is all very much guesswork as far as a diagnosis but an exact answer isnt necessary to change your outlook or behavior or way of treating yourself and others. It just takes self awareness and motivation.</p><p></p><p>I suspect they will find physiological answers to all these behaviors one day...provable ones...but they are sadly a far way from that.</p><p></p><p>Hold onto hope. Your son is very young.</p><p></p><p>Take care of you!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 745806, member: 1550"] I understand. I am not afraid but long ago I stopped believing they know anything for sure. If somebody wants to know if they have arthritis or diabetes or epilepsy there are very specific tests you can take to show the doctors. They can SEE the illnesses on x-rays or blood tests. ll you think you have bipolar, antisocial personality disorder, or schizophrenia there is no way for a doctor to run scientific tests to prove what is going on; to confirm. They cant see anything; dont even know where to look. Thats why in psychiatry the same person can get ten different opinions from ten different people. There are so many diagnostic mistakes. That is why I focused mostly on change I wanted to make. In therapy. And I was sick enough with depression to try medications, but it took forever for the right medication to be found for my type of depression, whatever kind it was. A form of mild bipolar? Maybe. I never really had full blown mania so who knows? They call everything bipolar but they cant prove it so you never know if its right.... It is all very much guesswork as far as a diagnosis but an exact answer isnt necessary to change your outlook or behavior or way of treating yourself and others. It just takes self awareness and motivation. I suspect they will find physiological answers to all these behaviors one day...provable ones...but they are sadly a far way from that. Hold onto hope. Your son is very young. Take care of you!! [/QUOTE]
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