We should both kick up a massive fuss until they listen to us!
When I spoke to the psychiatrist at the hospital about whether they were reviewing my diagnosis (bipolar) he said yes, and that my symptoms could be adult ADHD, bipolar or BPD. I know for a fact it isn't ADHD, so there's two options left. Trouble is, they don't seem to be taking into account the medical notes of my two previous psychiatrists, who have both witnessed mixed episodes in their clinics, and the psych at the hospital who said I was having a mixed episode triggered by the venlafaxine, and my self-reported hypomania that my old psych listened to and wrote down, and consequently diagnosed me.
When I was doing reading around mental health I came across info on personality disorders, and actually recognised some of the BPD traits in myself so I specifically asked my old psych if I might have it, and he said categorically no.
How am I supposed to recover and learn coping mechanisms if I don't know what's wrong with me? One of the nurses here said they might not have a proper diagnosis until I'm 30!
And that until then it would just be about managing symptoms.
I've been referred on to the CMHT now, but they said I can still phone the crisis team whenever because it's the only 24hr NHS service here (other than A&E
).
Anyway, end of second rant.
EDIT: I should also clarify that I have no problem with them 'just managing my symptoms', but that's something they're failing to do at the moment anyway.