How did your doctor diagnose you with a mental illness (like OCD, depression, anxiety, etc.)?

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I was sent to a psychologist. They determined my diagnoses through actual sessions (not a quick appointment with a GP) which were also confirmed by other psychologists and psychiatrists.

Neither of these options are relevant to my experience.

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I was having panick attacks so I went to a physiologist...he had me write every thought and feeling in a journal for a month and then reviewed it...diagnosed me with depression and anxiety and then continued to monitor me for about a year to see if his diagnosis was correct or if it was worse/better than he thought. he tried to force me to take meds(I did for a while not they didn't help) and I refused and put myself in counseling.

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Severe depression and anxiety and than I am bipolar.

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Both whenever I was diagnosed with depression I reached out *kinda* but when I was diagnosed with ocd my counselor asked me about it.

How did your doctor diagnose you with a mental illness (like OCD, depression, anxiety, etc.)?

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