One of the big reasons I haven’t gotten diagnosed for ADHD yet is that I assume they’ll prescribe meds and that will create a concept called “meds” that others can bully me with. No one can tell you to take your meds if you don’t have any lol.
The other reasons are that it’s taken me decades to actually like myself and the thought of meds changing who I am is really scary. Then there’s the scary things that come with diagnoses. What if I get misdiagnosed? What if getting diagnosed leads to rights being removed? I have a friend who was diagnosed as bipolar and they immediately removed her driving licence. What if I go to a private clinic instead and they just feed me a bunch of lies so they can charge huge fees for consults and meds? It’s a minefield and I’m happy with the way I function and also, I’m generally a happy person living an nice life so why upset the apple cart?
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
You’re preemptively bullying yourself out of medical care that may improve your quality of life. Not a big deal given what you’re saying about the apple cart and all but if there are areas where you see a negative impact from lack of treatment, it could be worth reconsidering.
Nobody else has to know whether you take medication, what you take, or why. People can always find other ways to be assholes whether you’re on meds or not.
As for losing privileges or rights due to a diagnosis, that’s unlikely. It can happen but there needs to be a good reason for something like that to be put in place. Nobody wants to do that kind of paperwork because they don’t like your haircut or something.