Not sure why my post was deleted with no indicatication why? I took a lot of time on this and would appreciate a response. Thank goodness I had it saved so here it is again. If this is deleted again I would at least like to know why instead of just finding it disappeared. Thanks.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to read my question. I was employed at a company and after a few years I had a bad stretch with my father dying suddenly, my mother was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, and on top of that some issues with my employers caused me to go on a medical leave to take some time to recoup.
My insurance required I see a therapist to continue my short term disability. The therapist I was referred to specialised in Bi-Polar cases. (Not at all why I was referred to him it was completely random) This psychiatrist even had written several books and papers regarding the illness. Well, not surprisingly, after asking me some qustions of a checklist (about twenty questions I kid you not), I was diagnosed as bipolar too! I knew this was a crock, but if I disagreed he simply wouldn't have seen me and I would be back to work without having working through my issues. So he prescribes me all sorts of pills, which of course never worked, because I'm not Bi-Polar. But again I had to go through the motions. If I refused I would have been cut off and had to go back to work and I needed some time to deal with my stressors. So I was his guinea pig and was put on all sorts of combos of pills which never did anything besides make me feel like a zombie. When I felt healthy enough, I returned to work. I never saw the psychiatrist again, and stopped taking any and all pills. This was over four years ago now.
I now see on my medical record that it shows I saw this doctor. My question is, when my medical history is being looked into, and they see that I saw a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with BiPolar (all his clients were bipolar amazing huh?) and they see I was on meds, is there any point of even applying to the Canadian Forces? Is this an immediate NO? I did what my insurance company required of me to go on short term disability and unfortunately picked a doctor who offhandedly diagnosed me with this and it is now on my record. I wish I never went to him, but I would never have forseen these consequences. The fact that I have functioned for over four years afterward without a hiccup, pill-free, is pretty damning evidence that this 'doctor' hands out BiPolar disorders like candy, and I was never that in the first place.
Sorry for the huge post, but I wanted you to have a good idea of exactly where I am coming from here. I don't think there is a way I can have this stricken from my medical files, so I'm at a loss of what to do.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to read my question. I was employed at a company and after a few years I had a bad stretch with my father dying suddenly, my mother was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, and on top of that some issues with my employers caused me to go on a medical leave to take some time to recoup.
My insurance required I see a therapist to continue my short term disability. The therapist I was referred to specialised in Bi-Polar cases. (Not at all why I was referred to him it was completely random) This psychiatrist even had written several books and papers regarding the illness. Well, not surprisingly, after asking me some qustions of a checklist (about twenty questions I kid you not), I was diagnosed as bipolar too! I knew this was a crock, but if I disagreed he simply wouldn't have seen me and I would be back to work without having working through my issues. So he prescribes me all sorts of pills, which of course never worked, because I'm not Bi-Polar. But again I had to go through the motions. If I refused I would have been cut off and had to go back to work and I needed some time to deal with my stressors. So I was his guinea pig and was put on all sorts of combos of pills which never did anything besides make me feel like a zombie. When I felt healthy enough, I returned to work. I never saw the psychiatrist again, and stopped taking any and all pills. This was over four years ago now.
I now see on my medical record that it shows I saw this doctor. My question is, when my medical history is being looked into, and they see that I saw a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with BiPolar (all his clients were bipolar amazing huh?) and they see I was on meds, is there any point of even applying to the Canadian Forces? Is this an immediate NO? I did what my insurance company required of me to go on short term disability and unfortunately picked a doctor who offhandedly diagnosed me with this and it is now on my record. I wish I never went to him, but I would never have forseen these consequences. The fact that I have functioned for over four years afterward without a hiccup, pill-free, is pretty damning evidence that this 'doctor' hands out BiPolar disorders like candy, and I was never that in the first place.
Sorry for the huge post, but I wanted you to have a good idea of exactly where I am coming from here. I don't think there is a way I can have this stricken from my medical files, so I'm at a loss of what to do.
