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Norny
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21 Aug 2015, 12:59 am

brandonb1312 wrote:
Norny wrote:
Why do you want to self-diagnose with all those disorders? There isn't really any point unless your plan is to seek treatment for all of them, especially something like SAD or ADHD.

Honestly I don't know, for some reason (probably ocd) I want to have everything that makes me different explained and just having all of my disorders organized and laid out would make me feel better for some reason. I know logically it doesn't matter its just I cant stop wondering what I do or don't have and I need to know so I can stop thinking about it. I need to know to relive the anxiety of me thinking about, it's not that I am afraid of having something, I am worried about what I could have and want it all organized. I know it's illogical I just can't stop.


I recommend that you talk to a counselor/therapist about this.


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22 Aug 2015, 8:13 am

Dysmania wrote:
As someone who is studying mental health. I think it might be easier to self-diagnose one disorder, than several. You must also understand there can be considerable overlap between diagnoses. This does not mean you have them all. In fact the issues related to NVLD could be attributed to simply ASD. Conversely, NVLD diagnosis could contribute to ASD-like symptoms but may not be. Both ASD, NVLD, and ADHD tend to have higher than average rates for social anxiety. Some people with ASD might have difficulty with working memory which may contribute to ADHD like symptoms but do not qualify as ADHD. The list goes on.

I would attempt to see a psychologist, and tell her what you're experiencing. These assessments may be pricy, so unless you have a reason to obtain them, or the money at your disposal then sure.


This is what I wanted to say. It gets harder to diagnose people the more issues are compounded (to identify, for example, which trait is associated with which disorder) and it is certainly very difficult to self-diagnose at this level.

Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? Probably not.

I think in particular this is the case for ASD and NVLD. The latter isn't included in the ICD-10 or DSM 5 so I think it would be very unlikely to diagnose NVLD and ASD when the symptoms could be subsusumed into ASD.