Posted by wishingstar on July 12, 2006, at 16:51:14
In reply to wanting to give up therapy... long, posted by wishingstar on July 12, 2006, at 16:23:04
Forgot to mention one thing...
Laurie gave me a receipt for my payment today and surprise, I have a new diagnosis I didnt know about! (The dsm code is listed on the receipt)
Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood (DSM 309.28)
This is interesting because everything I read on it mentions the disorder being related to a recent stressful event/series of events, and that it usually lasts less than 6 months. I have mentioned to her that I had several bad things happen last fall which may have triggered the recurrence of my depression (family issues, the death of a little boy I danced with..) but I certainly dont think those qualify for this category. It seems to be referring to something different. I also dont really consider myself to be an anxious person (never had a panic attack, not very shy, not a big worrier.) I will certainly ask Laurie about this next time I see her, but how odd.
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