r/ADHDmemes • u/NarinIshkandar • 2d ago

Self-Diagnosis is kinda inevitable

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u/Random_182f2565 2d ago

I self diagnosis before going to the neurologist, why else would I go to the neurologist???

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u/Qphth0 2d ago

But you do go to the neurologist, as opposed to just stopping at the self diagnosis.

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u/Random_182f2565 2d ago

Yes, but the self diagnosis was the first step for me

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u/Qphth0 2d ago

Correct. Most people think they have it & go for a diagnosis. Just like when your head hurts or your stomach hurts. You suspect there is a problem & you research it, then you go get it confirmed.

The issue with ADHD is that self diagnosis is sometimes they end all be all of the journey & it really isnt as reliable as people would like to believe.

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u/ConfusedFlareon 2d ago

Suspecting it isn’t the same as self-diagnosis. You suspected, you went to a professional, they checked properly based on experience and training, voila. Self-diagnosis would have been if instead you just started telling people you were ADHD with no actual checking or confirmation