Are you self diagnosed?

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Do you have to go to the doctor be diagnosed with anxiety or even depression? I feel both but I've never been to a doctor about it. I went to a therapist a while back who told me I was bipolar as blamed everything on me so I never went back needless to say I won't be going to therapy again.

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I had a similar event with a counselor. And Everytime I talk to one now I refuse to be completely honest so I self diagnosed

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I just wrote this on another post;

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A licensed physician is the only one who can give you a definitive and official diagnosis.  
It can be your family doctor, a  doctor at a walk in clinic, a paychiatrist, an ER doctor... etc.etc.etc.

At 11 years old, my physician (family doctor) diagnosed me with clinical depression.

At 15, another doctor diagnosed me with both clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder.

At  21, I was headed straight towards rock bottom.  Right before I actually hit rock bottom, I was referred to a psychiatrist who gave me my "final" diagnosis; the diagnosis that years I still have and live with every day.
Major clinical depression (aka depressive disorder), major generalized anxiety disorder and a panic disorder.

In addition to medications, counseling/therapy have played a HUGE roll in my "treatment".  With that being said, meeting new people is a HUGE trigger for me which makes finding the right counsellor or therapist for me a rather difficult task.  I urge you, and all others living with any form of mental health struggles or illness to take the time necessary to find a counsellor/therapist who you trust; someone who you are comfortable with physically, mentally, and emotionally; someone you can be 110% honest with without fear of judgement or ridicule.  It may be hard, you may go through what feels like 10000 counsellors/therapists; but trust me when I say that once you finally find that person, you'll feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of your chest.

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Being self-diagnosed doesn't really mean anything. You obviously know for yourself if you're really depressed or anxious, but you need a professional to confirm.

Getting help is very scary and might not live up to your expectations. Sometimes you simply are not ready for it. That might sound twisted: you want to get better, but you're not ready for help. Remember that every professional is also just human. It makes perfect sense that you might not connect with the professional. Just like you don't connect with everyone you meet.

A professional health care relationship is very weird. There is an unequal balance, but you are expected to talk about very personal stuff, things you might not tell your closest friends. But these people have the most diverse assortment of tools to help people with their emotions / problems.

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I was diagnosed by my counselor with OCD and depression, Just because there is one bad counselor doesn't mean they sre all bad. I would try to reach out and find a good one check on healthgrades for reviews on them and make sure you click. Always here if you need to chat!

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You don't *have* to do anything. However finding a (better) therapist or psych will help you find ways to feel better. Probably more productively than self-treatment, although not necessarily. I'm diagnosed with the assorted gift basket of anxiety related disorders and depression, and having tried self-treatment and seeing someone about it, I suggest seeing someone about it. Easier to not have to do it alone, ya know? :)

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I'm legit diagnosed. I was when I was 15 but I knew I was depressed when I was 6 or 7 but didn't mention it because I didn't want to self diagnose.

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If you don't want therapy and you don't want meds it doesn't matter if your diagnosed. You'll just have to be self aware and work on yourself. Everyone gets anxious and everyone gets depressed. I think it's really hard to just say you have a disorder espically if you can just manage it yourself. I personally never self diagnosed because I not a doctor and didnt go to school to classifly disorders. But was diagnosed with major depression disorder and both generalized and social anxiety. Before I was pregnant I took medications to help make things easier.

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