diagnosis vs ruining future career Anonymous 122358
i became an adult and graduated high school recently, going to college in the fall
i have my first doctor's appointment as an adult coming up soon
i've been waiting for this appointment to confess my symptoms of mental illness, but i am faltering and wondering how, or even if i should do this
i am fairly confident i have onset schizophrenia, due to my symptoms of auditory and visual hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions
i am aiming to get a job in the defense sector, and i know that any mental illness diagnosis will bar me from getting a security clearance
i want to receive treatment/medication, but i don't know if it's worth tanking my career over
please help, nonas
Anonymous 122359
getting help is always a good idea. and there are more/other paths to explore careerwise, it doesn't have to be defence.
In any case, getting a diagnosis for schizophrenia this young is rare. You will probably be recommended to counselling, more appointments, and then medication with more counselling. But do seek help, don't push the problem aside, because it may get more severe.
You're able to get the help you need without a diagnosis, and it would be better to treat it early, recover, and then some years down the line be well enough to work for the military.
If the problem persists, maybe defence isn't your path. Keep your mind open - what is it about defence that you are so interested in? Look for those things in other career fields…
Anonymous 122361
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can't you just tell your doctor your symptoms? just be like "yeah i hear voices sometimes and also i think i am the lizard queen" or whatever. they'll probably just refer you to a specialist
Anonymous 122362
You don't want antipsychotics, they're not good for the brain
Anonymous 122363
>>122358>schizophrenia>defense sectorHonestly, being trans is probably going to be a bigger barrier to working in your preferred field in the coming years.
>symptoms of auditory and visual hallucinations, paranoia, and delusionsThe fact that you're capable of recognizing them as such means that you do not have a significant disorder. Just keep quiet about it and let it be someone else's problem if it ever gets bad enough that you can't live with it (unlikely). Many people live happy/normal lives with these minor symptoms.
If you are high-iq enough, you can also try self-medicating if it bothers you.
Anonymous 122364
>>122363>>122358Also, I forgot to mention, you can just fly to a different country for healthcare as well.
