You don't need a label, I know that it seems like it would make thing easier because you can start therapy or go on medication to correct whatever seems to be "wrong".
Do you see a label that you would put with yourself? If so you could discuss this with "them" and ask them questions about it, such as why you haven't been "labeled" with that. They will give you an answer.
Are you being completely honest with "them"? If you aren't honest they can't properly diagnose you so you must be sure to tell them everything. If after this you are still not happy with what you are being told, ask them what they suggest for you to do to begin feeling better.
Best of Luck,
xx
Nic
Angels are friends who supportyou when your wings forget tofly.
if you have a label, it can make things easier.
like, if you dont understand why youre acting a certain way, or if people think youre being bizarre, its easier if you can justify it to yourself as 'its not my fault, its because i have x'.
plus, if you can tell people theres actually something wrong with you, they wont write you off as just having angst.
Its horrible though when you feel like utter shít and technically theres nothing wrong with you.
labels like that follow you around though. i was mis-diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 4 years ago, and i still have to write it on any job application etc.
Labels are tricky things... Drs and such are often very reluctant to give one out, as they can stick around, even though, yes, sometimes having one can lead to medicine and specified treatment. I personally find focusing on the how to help is more important than the 'what'. Asking the Dr or Psych how they think they can help, what is out there - counselling, therapy, any meds, this forum... not all help needs a label to be accessed (although it can help a great deal in steering it in specific directions).
It is confusing sometimes though.
My only other thought, is to ask the Dr et al if they have a 'label'. Sometimes they have an 'idea' or thought of what a symptom could be pointing towards, but want to hold off on full diagnosis until they have 'seen more' (sorry, best way I can think to put it).
... I will stop rambling now... sorry.
Roiben x
If the Human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we wouldn't.
The problem with labels is that once you have one it's hard to shake off.
I do completely understand what you mean though. At least if you have a label then the way you feel isn't 'normal' and someone understands that. Having a label means that people accept the way you are feeling and that you need help, and can help other people understand the way you are feeling (e.g. telling your friends/family - it's easier to say "I have X" than "sometimes I feel X, Y, Z. . .").
Who are you speaking to? Doctors, psychologists . . . ? Might be worth asking them what their thoughts are. They're often unwilling to put a label on someone because of the risk of mis-diagnosis - it's much harder to diagnose MH problems than physical health problems. It might be that they don't yet have enough information to be confident in what they think.
7th July 2007
Hope is the feeling you have, that the feeling you have isn't permanent. (Jean Kerr)
Once you get one, you're stuck with it. And they're not all they're cracked up to be. At the same time I know what it's like to want to know and understand. Good luck, whatever happens.
hey i have that too
because i feel SO **** all the time i WANT to blame it on something - a label so to speak - so that i can shift the blame off myself....
as an example, i've had eating problems for a long time, but i've always wanted someone to tell me it's not my fault it's "the label's fault" etc etc
but now i've got the label - i dunno how i feel....
As a little kid you believed in fairytales,
that fantasy of what your life would be: white dress; prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill.
You closed your eyes and had complete and utter faith.
Eventually you grow up. One day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears.
But the thing is, it's hard to let go of that fairytale entirely because almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith,
that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true.
I am the same I want a label so I can understand where you are coming from. its like if i had a label I can reseach and look things up myself. Just letting you know you not alone in this one
It's easier to run; Replacing this pain with something numb;It's so much easier to go;Than face all this pain here all alone;
Some people say courage is diving infront of a bullet, or bungy jumping off a bridge, but thats not true courage, true courage is facing everyday knowing that it won't be a happy go lucky day, but facing it anyway. It's facing your past, dealing with the present, and looking forward to brighter days.
I know exactly how you feel, Im sure there is something wrong with me. No matter how hard i try to be positive and happy, I always end up in a terrable state. I have tried everything, read books about making people like me, I even made a project to change my personality. Nothing works. Im broken.
