So much for getting help. :-(

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I told my Psychiatrist about how being off the pills for a couple days helped (She said it's still in my blood and it'd take a month etc. to see "symptoms" again etc.) I was like oh ok. Then left with my prescription. Sadly IMO I've NEVER GOTTEN HELP!! !! My first Psychiatrist was fill out yellow paper Oh you're Bipolar 2 then a prescription sadly future psychiatrist oh another pill UH I still think of the suspension daily and am haunted by what happen etc. nightmares,psychological triggers (I DON'T GO to my sister's school plays,and for GOD SAKE CRIED on my NY vacation since I went through Boston THE COLLEGE MECA which brought up tears and upset!! ! FOR GOD SAKE I COULDN'T HAVE FUN ON VACATION SINCE MY MIND WAS STILL ON THE COLLEGE ISSUE!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !


Since this psychiatrist will not cover my insurance I'm at a lose. I'm considering finding someone else PERHAPS A PSYCHOLOGIST (Maybe they could help me) I'm confused!! !! ! Sure I shouldn't be thinking of an issue (it's going on 5 YEARS) but am I the only ONE that sees a HUGE Psychological issue with the fact that my behavior upsets everyone including my Psychology teacher? What plan of action would you take? (IMO Psychologist and perhaps mention AS or as other WP members find an Autism specialist that diagnosis adults but then what?) My parents think the pills have helped but I'm not so sure (although I admit I did have some anger issues in the past tantrums and such but I've learned people on the spectrum have as a child aswell) I'm so confused!! !! !! !! !! !!

I'm sorry that you didn't get the results that you needed. Perhaps a Psychologist would help.

About the Psychiatrist, perhaps saying next time that if the meds were still in your blood and that you felt much better that perhaps your doses are too high and a lower dose may be benificial? I hope things get better for you.

I know what it's like to have events from the past on your mind. I wrote to a girl I hadn't seen for four years and told her I was in love with her and spent most of the following four years getting angry over being arrested for harassment. The therapists didn't help me much either.

I still get mixed feelings of anger and infatuation, but as I moved on with my life these feelings became less and less significant to me. My advice is to find something you want to do and do it; if you can't go back to university, find something you can do.

If you're looking for a new professional to help, may I suggest that you look for one who specialises in ASD? So not just any psychologist, but one who understands about ASD and fixed thought, etc, so doesn't try to treat you like an NT.

Yeah, that's the trouble with psychiatrists; they prescribe pills, and pills can be useful; but they occasionally forget that there's more to learning to live with mental/neurological diagnosis than pills. I think maybe you ought to try to find a counselor who can help you learn stuff you need to deal with whatever your life is throwing at you. Doesn't even have to be a psychologist, per se; can just be a licensed counselor, or even a social worker, just so they're somebody who is good at problem-solving.

Psychiatrists deal with medication and aren't really meant to help beyond that. Psychologists do the helping and the therapy. Neurologists do autism evaluations the best. Finding professionals that specialize in autism is key.

I was diagnosed by Psychiatrists in the past with Bipolar II with rapid cycling, OCD, PTSD, Panic and anxiety disorder with agoraphobia, major depression, Borderline personality disorder, ....

after seeing a Neurologist, most of them were either dropped or absorbed. (for instance, my traits that gave me the OCD diagnosis are now just a part of Asperger's.)

The only ones I'm left with are Anxiety Disorder NOS and Asperger's Disorder. My point is, it changes and things comes and go with the diagnostic world. Stop seeing psychiatrists unless you want medication. Thats all they deal with.

My psychiatrist prescribed pills for me, the one who diagnosed me. He also specialized in autism.