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Psychiatry-UK 2024-01-04 Person 4 5 0

The first initial meeting I had with my doctor was very stressful for me. Even though I had done A LOT of research on ADHD and had a massive note page on my phone of symptoms I had both as a kid and now as an adult, I froze during the meeting. It didn’t exactly help when the doctor kept pushing me to talk by saying things like “go on then what else?”. I didn’t even know where to start, but I had to initiate the conversation, which was very difficult for me. So I started talking, a few sentences in, she interrupted me saying “*patient name*… you haven’t even mentioned anything from your childhood”. I didn’t know I was supposed to start with that. So I ended up just reading everything on my list. I left the meeting feeling empty and as if I wouldn’t be taken seriously. The next meeting I had I didn’t know what we would talk about, but a few minutes in she gave me an ADHD diagnosis. I felt very emotional, both because I was so relieved that all my struggles are for a reason, but also because of the first meeting, I just felt like she gave me one to get it over with. I’m stuck with a feeling of being given an ADHD diagnosis at random, just because of the first meeting feeling so rushed and quite unpleasant. However, I’m still happy with the service overall. The communication between sessions from the admin team is great, I feel like my information is in safe hands and I’m greatful for being taken seriously after a diagnosis.