My diagnosis is in question?

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Some of you may have read my other posts about my therapist, issues I’m having in general, and issues I’m having with her.

Well I spoke with pdoc and long story short she said that PTSD and Sz have the same symptoms and that my diagnosis is in question. I understood that to mean that they think I may not be SZ.

Then, she challenged me to think about why my diagnosis is so important to me. Why do I care? I guess I care. A lot. I’m not sure why.

What do you guys think? Is the actual diagnosis important?

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I don’t know if diagnosis is important. I think the main thing is how it effects your life.

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I’d prefer to get the correct treatment which means having the correct diagnosis.

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It may make a difference on how disabled you are for disability pay if you are on it.

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From my understanding I will qualify for disability with either diagnosis and that my medication will remain the same with either diagnosis.

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My diagnosis is up in the air with my psychiatrist.
She diagnosed me with schizoaffective disorder but feels that I also may have bipolar with OCD.

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The problems I was having with my therapist is that she doesn’t think my delusions are delusions. She wants to call them unwanted or intrusive thoughts. Again, she’s not wrong. They are unwanted thoughts. They disturb me because I believe them. Hence, to me they delusions. Pdoc, again said, what does it matter? The label?

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Same here. My boyfriend and I are debating my diagnosis and I saw a forensic psychologist who thinks I’m fine Because I did not disclose symptoms. Now I wonder whether I am schizoaffective and whether my delusions are real. That would mean a few hundred people died and were replaced by clones. What are the odds of that? Anyhow I think it’s real and it is distressing. Does anyone think this is real? People here will probably say no.

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Hey, me too!

In my case, they switched my diagnosis from undifferentiated schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, tourettes, insomnia, and anxiety to a more concise diagnosis of sleep apnea. They said the lack of proper sleep was causing all the psychotic symptoms. I don’t know if it is true or not, but so far my new treatment seems to be helping a whole lot and I feel better.

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Is it your therapist or your pdoc who is doubting your diagnosis? If its the therapist it means nothing, just forget it and listen to your pdoc.

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I know for a fact I have undiagnosed sleep apnea. Now there is something to think about!

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My pdoc listened to my complaints about my therapist. Then, she said in an off hand manner, “so your diagnosis is in question.” with out elaborating. I am speculating that she meant they both think that I’m PTSD rather than SZ based on this comment and others she (my pdoc) made.

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The odds that several hundred people have been replaced by clones is very slim IMO but you bring up an interesting point! Because we can use logic to fight our delusions, does that make them just unwanted thoughts as opposed to delusions?

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Highly recommend getting that treated. My life is so much better in almost every way since I got my C-pap machine. I don’t feel exhausted throughout the day anymore, and I stopped hallucinating.

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the diagnosis is not that important as long as you get the care you need… if it stops you from getting the right care then it is important.

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