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Recovering philosophy major in the Maryland ’burbs. Aspiring to make the world kinder and less stupid. ;) The planet is on fire; we should act accordingly. Pronouns She/Her #philosophy #Maryland #doggos #cats #climate #Buddhism #QualityImprovement #healthcare #research #science #statistics #SpeculativeFiction #HardScienceFiction 🕉

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olena , to ActuallyAutistic group
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Just was ‘diagnosed’ with anxiety today after talking to a psychiatrist for five minutes (I’m using quotes because it seems a bit too preliminary to me to diagnose whoever with whatever after about 5 minutes of general talk).
Came asking for and evaluation. Was totally ignored on that regard) Of course, didn’t have courage to ask again.

Was it so obvious? Was I just a walking stereotype: middle-aged woman from a war-thorn country living alone who voluntarily came to a psychiatrist(doesn’t matter what else she has, she can’t NOT be anxious)?
Or is it just a general experience of most of female-passing folks: to be seen as anxious, to have most of their symptoms attributed to (not like I was asked about any symptoms, but maybe have demonstrated some?)?

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heartofcoyote ,
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@olena @actuallyautistic These (ahem) professionals are there to prescribe either antidepressants or anti-anxiety meds, because that’s what makes the pharmaceutical companies the most money with the lowest probability of liability payouts. So it took 5 minutes for them to decide to put you on the anxiety track. “Diagnosis” is just what they have to call it to keep the paperwork legal.

Our corruption crisis is not limited to politics.

heartofcoyote ,
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@olena @actuallyautistic Am I bitter that I can’t get anyone to even assess me for ADHD as a 50-something adult who has struggled with what she always believed was anxiety? Maybe.

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