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shutterbug · 09-04-2007, 10:19 PM

Great response A2S!!

yes...you can be all of the above...tho the problem with many of the diagnsis (labels) is they tend to "look" very similar to one another....so even the best of docs can misdiagnose from time to time.

What to do? Take the labels (diagnoses') they've given and learn about each one....many will relate to each other so it's not like really having to learn about a ton of totally differen things. THEN, you become an educated guessor along with the docs you trust the most and work toward keeping yourself well using those as an OUTLINE to go by.

That's my tired 2-cents for tonight. lol ;P

(((welcome to SR and the mental health forum....both of you!)))

hugs,
Jenna

09-04-2007, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	Great response A2S!! yes...you can be all of the above...tho the problem with many of the diagnsis (labels) is they tend to "look" very similar to one another....so even the best of docs can misdiagnose from time to time. What to do? Take the labels (diagnoses') they've given and learn about each one....many will relate to each other so it's not like really having to learn about a ton of totally differen things. THEN, you become an educated guessor along with the docs you trust the most and work toward keeping yourself well using those as an OUTLINE to go by. That's my tired 2-cents for tonight. lol ;P (((welcome to SR and the mental health forum....both of you!))) hugs, Jenna __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).