Diagnostic Doubt
Do you doubt the correctness of your psychiatric diagnosis? Are you dead
scared that some fat-cat shrink will hang a board around your neck saying
"Crazy"?
Yes.
Anybody who has run into mental health problems would answer 'yes' to one
of the above questions. And the sad thing is, you may be pushed further into
the situation where you are forced to see that fat-cat shrink. And if he
asks you a few stupid questions and then scribbles a prescription for knock-out
drugs, you've had it. Unless your diagnosis is accurate, and your medication
well planned and carefully fitted to your unique body, you are in great danger
of running into the 'revolving door'- situation. This is where a patient
finds it necessary to go doctor-shopping, gets no satisfaction and eventually
believes nobody can help. That is a fateful error and should never happen,
but it does. Mypsypotential has been created in order to put control into
your hands and the hands of your family doctor, so that you will be empowered
to avoid that situation..
Psychiatry is like a jig-saw puzzle. The jig-saw puzzle comes your way as
two thousand pieces in a box, and you have to piece them together one by
one. Only the final picture, and nothing less than the final, complete picture
will tell you what the jig-saw puzzle is all about. The jig-saw puzzle in
psychiatry comes without a ready-made picture on the lid.
In order to get that picture, you need to go through the complete diagnostic
process in the privacy of a computer. This will generate a full psychiatric
report, which will be e-mailed to your doctor. Only your doctor and
Mypsypotential will know what your name is, because your report will only
contain Mypsypotential's confidential code pseudonym (false code name). If
your doctor doesn't have e-mail, your report will be sent to him by courier.
A report that is sent by courier will contain both your name and your
confidential code pseudonym. This will be addressed as 'Private and Confidential'
to your doctor, and be handled only by the courier service.
Then you and your trusted family doctor have all the data in hand which the
fat cat shrink may miss, because if he spends more than half an hour on you
before seeing the next patient, he won't be able to pay the mortgage on his
luxury beach home. If you don't have access to a family doctor, rather don't
make use of Mypsypotential. If you still want to make use of us, please contact
us by e-mail.
Now please go to 'Your Full Assessment' and download the questionnaire. Complete
every section in your own privacy. Be totally honest with yourself. That
will give you truth itself as solid ground under your feet. Every section
is saved on its own when completed. When you have completed the full
questionnaire, first edit every section and make sure you are satisfied with
all your answers. Then submit your completed questionnaire. In return for
your effort, your data will be subjected to the scrutiny of a specialist
psychiatrist. His diagnosis will be as accurate as it can be. You will have
a full, formal Psychiatric Assessment ready and waiting at Mypsypotential.
Then make an appointment with your family doctor and make sure he knows what
it is all about. Ask him or her to e- mail Mypsypotential. Your doctor gives
your name and we have your name. The moment we have matched your name to
your report, you get a secret coded pseudonym (a false name code) which only
your doctor and Mypsypotential knows. From that point on, we do not use your
name at all. In this way we ensure your complete anonymity, and through that
total confidentiality.
If your doctor has any problems with your diagnosis, he will be encouraged
by Mypsypotential to get a second or third opinion from any specialist of
his own choice. On the other hand, we at Mypsypotential will make a point
of clearing up all our doubts by getting further expert opinions on your
behalf.
After establishing exactly what your problem is, Mypsypotential will support
your doctor step by step in handling it for you. That is when communication
with your doctor is extremely important, until you are satisfied that your
medication suits your individual body needs, that the side effects are acceptable
and that your symptoms are under proper control. Your doctor, on the other
hand, has free access to Mypsypotential.
So you will have more than a first and second opinion straightaway, based
on the complete data you gathered yourself. A diagnosis between two or more
doctors who have full information to go on, will be as accurate as it gets.
On the other hand, there may be no diagnosis. That would set you free from
the fat cat and his hasty mis-diagnosis.
No diagnosis?
Yes, it is possible. For instance, if you have been using street drugs of
any description, and you never had any psychiatric problems before you started
using, your full assessment will show that your only problem is - most probably-
your drug usage. If you have been hurt, either as kid or as an adult, that
in itself can cause symptoms, because you have to adjust. And to adjust to
bad stuff you have to feel, and you have to know what you feel. That is not
a symptom, but you have to be taught how to handle those feelings. Some people
can do that without medication.
Before you begin, make sure you know how much it will cost you. Let me assure
you, it is a minute fraction of the eventual price you could pay for landing
yourself in the 'revolving door' - situation. If we need to make use of a
courier, the cost of the courier will be added to your credit card payment.
If you don't complete the little section at the end on how your family doctor
should be contacted, your form will not be accepted, neither will your credit
card payment.
So, completing your full assessment with honesty and accuracy will put this
powerful argument in your hands. You may save yourself from a lifetime of
trouble. And you may avoid becoming part of the everlasting stigma of psychiatry.
Greetings,
Dr. Blom.
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