Originally Posted by
getting_by
Wow- well to be honest, you seem extremely level headed and self aware. I say go it alone as best you can and try to work things out on your own terms. You seem to be doing a pretty damn good job of it from where I'm sitting. Its really great you have decided on this and are feeling positive for the future.
All the best, Roli xx
Thanks for your positive comments Roli, certainly gave me a bit of a confidence boost!
Well, he has written to my GP again and to be fair he was apologetic and corrected some discrepancies that I had noticed. He is still adamant however that my official diagnosis is to be cyclothymia, so I've sent off a letter to the complaints department at the hospital explaining how I feel and have asked for the diagnosis to be referred to as provisional.
I checked in with my GP today and she was also baffled/concerned that he had firmly diagnosed me after one appointment and fully understood why I was annoyed. She also pointed out how such a diagnosis could effect me in the future (in terms of getting certain insuarances or a mortgage for example) and encouraged me to contest it.
Anyway, just thought I'd give a quick update/have a whinge! Thanks for listening guys.