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Cake day: March 1st, 2024

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  • I feel like I’m too likely to chicken out of an appointment online. Easier to make myself do something if I back myself into a corner. (Edit: and i find a good long drive to be de-stressing at times)

    They’re a PHD/PsyD; they’re who I ended up with a referral to after seeing a psychiatrist, i didn’t actively choose them :/

    It definitely felt wrong/disconcerting to hear that kind of thing, especially from someone that lists ADHD as a specialty. They seemed relatively young, I’m kinda baffled by it as well, it was upsetting to hear and try to rebut. Felt like i was back in school getting chewed out by a teacher 😞


  • Yeah. I’m looking into other psychologists now (maybe less than a 1 hour drive this time), but this one took over 2 months of waiting after getting a referral and just… internal screaming

    I don’t trust how long I’ll have the insurance i have right now, i want/need to try to pack in as much as possible over the next several months





  • Well, finally got to see a psychologist for ADHD evaluation, and came out of that feeling more disappointed as my week went on, for different reasons; my other concerns felt more or less dismissed. Feel anxious, but not having regular panic attacks so clearly I don’t have anxiety. Feel depressed but not suicidal so clearly don’t have depression. Feel painfully lonely but since I don’t make an effort to go out and make friends, I must be happy being alone.

    And after all that, they ended off wanting to do testing for autism (i don’t disagree with that possibility tbh, i very much recognize that I mask). Naturally, later that day the Autism registry crap hit the news and now I’m strongly considering backing out of that testing.