I Believe I Was Misdiagnosed. What Do I Do?

[mnixjr81]

Ok I was diagnosed with clinical depression when I was 11 and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced I'm misdiagnosed. You see 11 is when I hit puberty and that is when everything changed. Before I hit puberty I was thin, athletic and acrobatic. I was in great shape and people always wanted to hang out with me and I was also a girl magnet lol, but when I hit puberty I got obese and most people didn't want to hang out with me anymore especially the girls. So experiencing such a massive change in such a short amount of time (a complete 180 actually) it's understandable I would get depressed. Not clinically depressed but depressed. So my mom not knowing what was going on took me to the crider center to find out what was wrong with me, and they determined I was clinically depressed. I of coarse believed it because I was really young at the time and not knowing what was going on I believed it. Clinically depressed people are suppose to have this "gray" view of the world and not only do I not have that view I never did. My depression (not clinical depression) always centered around one thing. . .my obesity. Everyone gets depressed every now and then but that's not the same thing as clinical depression. I truly believe I was inadvertently brainwashed into believing I had a mental disorder I never had. So is it possible I was misdiagnosed? If so what can I do about it? I'm on disability right now because of my clinical depression and I'm trying to get a job so I can get off of it, but my misdiagnoses caused a lot of chaos in my younger life which led to a really crappy job history so that combined with the fact that I haven't worked in many years makes it so no place will higher me anymore. Now I'm 34 years old and wanting to move on from this and make something of myself. I'm currently portioning my food and exercising which has caused me to lose over 60 lbs and I will lose a lot more. The only way out of this I see for myself is to lose enough weight and then join the army. Which is something I've always wanted to do, but given my history seems unlikely. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and I don't know what to do.

[Mamyalynne]

Keep on with your exercise and healthy eating programme - your self confidence will grow and that will show in any future job interviews above and beyond a poor CV.

Don't be defeated but see life as a challenge you can take on and improve your part in it.

[Caran]

Good for you wanting to improve things. Stick with it and you will get there.

[Old_Geezer]

That's a massive single paragraph to wade through.

I'm unsure what you are asking. I'm sure that the misdiagnosis, if that's what it was, was not malicious, made as what was considered most likely. I know in the States that they sue for anything that they can think of, but it'd seem inappropriate to me.

You have to move forward from where you find yourself now. Kerp up with the diet. And decide what you wish to do with your life. It need not be the military, but that is one option open to you. Or you could work and educate yourself as a civilian. Your life, your choice.

[Prudie]

I don't want to make you feel more low but you can't join the Army past 29 years, you could join the reserves however if that gives you something to aim for but it's not a full time career.

[Tilly2]

Do you have an equivalent to the Territorial Army, in the USA?

[Prudie]

Oh is this US? have to admit I speed read it :-)

[Tilly2]

I think it is, Prudie.

[gangesboy]

On this web site, which gives out charity cars, you mention that you are 33 (in 2013) which would make you 36 now. Unless of course this isn't you?
http://mail.freecharitycars.org/members?page=193&age=0&email=&form_build_id=form-16dfc824d7e8e431c5896e7cb1f9ec35&form_id=mc_search_member_search_form&form_token=b299527f6482c249f2f83fee053c380f&gender=0&;name=shevonned&op=Search&recipient=&state=0

[Old_Geezer]

The Crider Health Center is in Missouri.
Good chance mnixfr81 writes from that State.

[Tilly2]

...and he has a 'Mom'

[Tilly2]

Anyway, is there a TA equivalent you could join, Mni?

[sandyRoe]

The National Guard?

[gangesboy]

There is a US army reserve, providing you are between 17-35 and healthy you can join
http://www.usar.army.mil/AboutUs/HowtoJoin.aspx

[Tilly2]

I think Mni has got bored and wandered off. However, I do realise that the time difference may be a factor.

[sandyRoe]

May have drifted off into the land of nod. It's the middle of the night over there.

[mnixjr81]

Yeah that's me not sure how you knew that lol but no I'm 34 now not sure why I said 33 there. I haven't been there in a long time because I got myself a car. Anyway the army age limit is 35 as the website militaryspot.com says unless its wrong, but there are apparantly other branches I could join that have a higher age limit if i needed to.

[Mamyalynne]

The main thing is to believe in yourself, you can't undo the past but you can succeed in spite of the hurdles it has given you.

[beso]

"Life is not a dress rehearsal." Follow your instincts on this.