I so adamantly believed I do not have sza, a therapist confirms I don’t have sza, so now I am adamantly convinced they are wrong and I do have sza.
I often feel like I am going in circles with this. I keep doubting what the professionals tell me.
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Maybe it’s ocd, like your becoming obsessed about contemplating your diagnosis. Over thinking it constantly
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@anon4126574 is on to something
I have OCD and whenever a doctor diagnosis me with bipolar I am in denial and believe I have schizoaffective and whenever I am diagnosed with schizoaffective I believe that the diagnosis is wrong and I have bipolar
It’s a constant circular battle
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That didn’t occur to me but I agree I do overthink it , I just do not know how to stop overthinking it 
@Wave its very frustrating. I just feel like they are hiding something from me telling me I don’t have it. At the same time I doubt they can do that. It is a constant battle and its really exhausting one at that.
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The therapist talked with my pdoc to confirm this … I will be seeing them soon for a medication review. There is no way I am attempting to go off meds, just get them reduced.
Yeah when I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia I thought I had schizoaffective disorder I’m now somewhat convinced now that I’m diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder that it’s just schizophrenia I’m in the same boat I was actually going to make a thread asking for peoples opinions but it will probably be taken down if I do
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This describes me … I have no clue how to stop it.
I see hmm. I wonder if there are meds that can help with ocd. Maybe worth looking into. It sounds like it’s distressing you a lot 
wishing you health!
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It sounds like this “ocd” problem is affecting quite a few people on this site. Maybe it could be addressed in therapy?? @Ish @Wave @anon24748973
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The diagnosis is slightly annoying to me now but it use to be more annoying, i didn’t want it even if its supposed to describe the way i am it really does me no justice, all i can say now is whatever happens ‘I am me!!’ & i don’t think i am a bad person, i say fk the diagnosis, let them think what they like, the main thing is that you try to recover, focus on the problem not the Label is what I’m trying to say.
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Yeah labels don’t matter but I made life decisions based on my diagnosis like having no kids … Maybe I would have had them had I know beforehand or maybe not. I’m not entirely sure
maybe you’d have had kids if you were well you mean, without a diagnosis,
You’d still have been unwell even without a diagnosis in-fact it could have been a lot worse but the label is only a small part of it, its how you are treated and how well you respond that matters…
you do pretty well, i think you were working at one point, that’s massive for people on here, most cant do that with this.
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Well if you dont have it, then what? Anything different?
I think your focus on the labels is just a waste of your energy.
You could put that energy towards something better like a recreational activity
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Good point @LevelJ1.
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I have hobbies, thats not the problem. I spend too much time thinking and I agree with that. Something I need to talk through in therapy.
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Did you ever hear voices? If you didn’t, you probably don’t.
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I don’t mind what I have if the meds works fine I am all ok!
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