Do I Need A Diagnosis? Do I need to be put in that box?
Studying for my, Children’s Mental Health and Well-being Level 2 qualification, I was posed with this poignant question.
It came from a fellow youth worker whilst I was working in a pupil referral unit and I was kinda taken a back.
My “chimp” agreed and I nodded, it made me think, “do I need to be diagnosed by a professional?”
Do I need to be put in that box where people go:
‘Oh, he has a condition or a problem, that is why he is who he is’?
Recently in my studies, a lot of things I have read point towards me as someone with mental health issues. I go through some of this in this post, going on a journey of self exploration, self-reflection and how I am where I am today, doing what I do as a youth worker.
Please feel free to read more here – Steve Arnott AKA Redeye Feenix asks: I Need A Diagnosis?