Self-diagnosis is valid if it helps you (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago

Hi my parents took me to a psychiatric but did not say anything about adhd. I did not know what the process was, so I didn't ask them for that diagnosis. They did give me anti depressants but I stopped going after 3 sessions cause i didn't feel like it was going anywhere. Do you think i should go back and ask for a diagnosis? I also want to add that i live in a country where mental illness is still not real. So im not surprised the doctor was not communicating with me openly

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

that sounds hard. i cant give you medical advice - you know yourself better than me anyway. one thing i can comment on is that changes usually take a combination of medication and behavioral changes (aka therapy). so it's not surprising that things didn't improve after 3 sessions. it takes a lot of effort!