For a woman's take on multiple [mis-]diagnoses, read the memoir Pathological by the brilliant Sarah Fay (also a Substack guru, Writers at Work). She doesn't pay me--I'm just a huge fan and applaud her takedown of the DSM.
Thank you for writing this. I RELATE SO HARD. But also, I think you should get a second opinion. Once I finally got diagnosed, and on the right treatment (Vyvanse - same as Emily Farris, I think) it CHANGED MY LIFE. Like, yes, I'm still unfocused but so much noise is gone.
For a woman's take on multiple [mis-]diagnoses, read the memoir Pathological by the brilliant Sarah Fay (also a Substack guru, Writers at Work). She doesn't pay me--I'm just a huge fan and applaud her takedown of the DSM.
Oh yeah, I love her Substack. I’ll check it out!
"And now I understand why people do coke." LOL'd.
Thank you for writing this. I RELATE SO HARD. But also, I think you should get a second opinion. Once I finally got diagnosed, and on the right treatment (Vyvanse - same as Emily Farris, I think) it CHANGED MY LIFE. Like, yes, I'm still unfocused but so much noise is gone.
I still might! This doctor turned out to be wrong about the depression (it was situational, not chemical, but that’s another essay)
That would be a great essay! Been there.