97. Sarah Fay: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses

Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses and today Sarah Fay joins us on the show to discuss what it’s like to live with those diagnoses. 

We talk about...

• Sarah’s mental health journey and her history of identifying with her diagnoses
• Why she chooses not to know her current diagnosis
• The events that led to Sarah living with anorexia
• What withdrawal from SSRIs looked like for Sarah
• Why Sarah chose not to apply for disability
• How little reliability there is in a diagnosis
• Why primary care physicians shouldn’t diagnose people
• The importance of questioning your diagnosis
• What Sarah’s ideal conversation between patient and provider would look like

GOODIES...

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