Posted by Dinah on September 8, 2004, at 16:08:02
In reply to I diagnosed myself... » Dinah, posted by Racer on September 8, 2004, at 15:28:02
You have a real gift, Racer. It's not easy to make me laugh right now. Dinah syndrome. Yes, I like it.
My therapist gets irritated with me and my search for a label. He says labels never really fit anyone anyway. And truth be told, if I did get a label, I'd probably be annoyed with its description and proposed treatment. Being contrary must be a prime indicator of Dinah syndrome.
I understand not wanting to bring it up with your therapist, although intellectually I know it's better to bring it up. But I find one of the more humiliating things in life is to be thought to be pretending to be something I'm not. That's why I hesitate to wear anything trendy because someone might say "Oh, she thinks she's stylish and she's really not." or I hesitate to be sociable because someone might say "Oh, she thinks she's socially acceptable and she is sooo not." or I am afraid to mention psych diagnoses because I'm afraid of the same thing. Given that in general I'm relatively shameless, it must be a quirky personal fear.
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