They always find a way to make it a lecture 💀

Trueee

@@ingridinge1975 ikr

@@bajqn. fr it's so annoying 💀

im 15 and ive been doing that since i was 8

@user-xw7hs6wq2n I love Taylor Tomlinson, too. In addition to being funny, her bits about mental health struggles are so affirming.

I love her, she's so good at portraying it as a part of life, which it is, just like having a broken leg or a congenital heart problem. We don't feel shame seeking assistance coping with those, and brains and minds are also part of our organism.

An she is always pro "getting professional help" - just Look at the arm floaty bit

Same

I’m right here with you! 2023 was the year of an unexpected diagnosis. Taylor’s standup really makes everything feel normal, and the laughs are a welcome bonus. Cheers to us friend!

RIIIIGHT like i was waiting for that!

Oh yup totally agree that part of her is just so amazingly, healingly delivered as a former med student and a person who's been having adult ADHD and autism I might say

Legit, the arm floaty bit is what made me decide to go back to therapy and consider taking medicine again. Cuz my brain can accept that arm floaties are ok, but it doesn't like the idea of having to have medicine to live a "normal" life. Silly brains XD

She's a comedian. Not everything she says is true to life

​@@dovie2blueBut real life is mostly the basis for those jokes :)

That's useful context. I'd add that in his career Hasan Minhaj has talked quite a bit about status associated with test scores and with specific degrees. As someone with a B.A. from UC Santa Cruz, I had to reflect for a minute about his comments about my degree being lower status than some of the other UC schools before I realized that I and my D.O. specifically chose lower-status degrees partly because our parents didn't prioritize impressing strangers with our H.S. test scores...

I haven't watched his most recent special. But the one from a few years ago is one of my favorite stand up specials of all time. It was sooooo good!

True it was a good stand up special.

Whats yhe name of the special?

@@WinterPains "Homecoming King" is the first and though not the one shown here, I'd recommend watching it first as it's just as good and you get the fuller picture. The second one is "The King's Jester".

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This is awesome +++

🤍love that

Blow this up people!

Hope he sees this!

When it comes to medications labels are very important. Bpd is a whole other thing than BP. I have bipolar disorder and it would be like a doctor prescribing me phenobarbital instead of my lithium.

A lot of doctors are hesitant to tell BPD people that's what they're dealing with. It's such a notoriously difficult, highly stigmatized condition. They want the patient to continue receiving help, and from what I understand BPD folks tend to drop out of therapy when they learn about it.

​@@tinygreenpeaI learned this when I had to pry my BPD diagnosis out of my therapist. Fortunately, he knew me well enough to know I saw the label as a map to help for a problem that already existed.

The borderline personality disorder and bipolar confusion is strong in this one: but honestly, huge chance he's actually autistic and ADHD. Very common misdiagnosis either way.

Guys, mental issues are too complex. Yes there are labels. But the labels are like circles, and people might not fit perfectly in a circle, we would maybe have a shoe in a few circles like in venn diagrams - and some parts that can't be diagnosed. It's best to have some guidelines to try to make the best of our lives, but do not let it define you.

Yeah this was a very strange take from a Dr who ive normally found to be nuanced and compassionate, I completely agree, having a label has helped me be so much kinder to myself, understanding I'm not just weak but there's actually xyz going on

@@Skylar2037labels can be great but like he mentioned in the video, they can also be a double edged sword, because while you might understand yourself better and feel better it's also possible that you now feel more limited, due to different expectations

​@Slackow I agree that people can feel discouraged when they find out they have certain things especially if they're more long term than the person hoped, but that wasn't what Dr Mike was said. He said that they were only for insurance and legal reasons and they become a self fulfilling prophecy eg causing people to act more unwell due to finding out they are unwell which is a pretty problematic take in my opinion. He would never suggest that someone finding out they are diabetic or receiving that label could cause psychosomatic symptoms every time they had a small slice of cake because they now expect to even if they havent gone high yet and shouldn't be having symptoms (its not a great example but I hope it describes enough to communicate what I'm trying to say). We know that psychosomatic symptoms are real but he'd never suggest someone shouldn't be told they have diabetes cause it's life threatening, so is mental health and for me, being diagnosed saved my life and was the only way to get the help I needed to improve as it is for so many people. I honestly have no clue how he could think bipolar is something that shouldn't be diagnosed which js what taylor is talking about. If not managed properly, severe bipolar destroys lives. My aunt has it and if she goes off her meds she goes manic and has lost literally 10s of thousands of dollars, done very risky things and then gone low and nearly ended her life. I agree with your statement but not his, and still believe that even if it can be sad to find out what's wrong, it's still necessary and is the first step to healing/managing. But if people don't like labels then they aren't obliged to go to the Dr to get them. Also the labels can often dictate what treatment you receive and receiving the wrong treatment can be detrimental. For example talk therapy worsens ocd which you need to approach a specific way otherwise the therapy becomes part of the cycle of compulsions lead by obsessions and makes it worse. He as a Dr needs labels to tell him what the grouping of symptoms means and how to approach it given that. That's all a label is, a name given to a specific grouping of symptoms which is what they were saying you should focus on anyway. But I would never invalidate if someone has a negative relationship with labels I just think they are important and if someone doesn't want to know they can tell that to their Dr but that shouldn't be the standard.

I came here to say this. I didn’t get diagnosed with ADHD until I was in my 30s. That’s a *lot* of years of hating myself for being a failure before getting medicated and realising that a) life *isn’t* meant to be that hard and b) all those things *aren’t* my fault, my brain just works differently.

Also, having labels can help you (and others) understand what you are going through. Even with the regretable and lingering stigmatism around mental health, I find it easier be forgiving of myself if I think, "I was struggling with depression," rather than thinking, "I was struggling to get out of bed after sleeping 12 hours."

This is actually how I've heard a lot of psych doctors figure out the diagnosis for the patient. It makes sense given that there's no blood test for specific mental illnesses, and applying an external factor to the body and seeing what changes is a good way to probe how the brain/body is functioning. Good ole isolating variables, changing one, science etc

It's very smart to research your medication yourself, as well as asking your prescriber for that information.

She also doesn't name any specific medications, so it's unlikely someone is going to their doctor and saying "Taylor takes this, please prescribe it to me"

You were mostly correct. The doctor " already" knew she was bipolar and that's why she was given that combo of drugs. She was the one who just realized, not both of them

​@@kristennations8516I haven't seen the whole thing for context, so you may be correct; but the surprised voice she used for the doctor sounded like it was a revelation for both of them.

And then rub the alficted limb on the person.

I knew a guy who had lost a finger, and when he'd met a child, he'd shook their hand and then scream "Where's my finger! Give it back!" and the kids would freak out XD

You're genetic.

​@@paolam.p.4075 I GOT YOUR NOSE

lol nice

I know someone that may have this! She's an older woman now, I don't think she ever got the diagnosis, I was wondering what she had.

Ouch...

Dude what the hell

@@QuackDuck17 what's wrong?

@@sammy6870 Honestly I thought it was hilarious. I didn't even have bad acne at the time 😂

I had a nurse telling me to be straight in the mri machine … I have a very clear case of scoliosis I physically couldn’t be straight for the imaging lol I was like umm I’m trying?

Exactly! Finding out I had ASD as an adult made so many things up till then make sense. I thought I was broken basically because I couldn't handle the world like everyone around me did, but having ASD I just process things differently, and that's ok.

I sort of agree. However, I find that instead of getting the name and understanding yourself and your symptoms, we often fall into over identifying with labels and classifying any difference as a part of a diagnosis or as something “wrong.” E.g it’s normal to feel stressed or anxious at times but I have had multiple friends immediately jump to conclusions or blame labels. The fact that everything has a label sort of ends up becoming a personality trait and something that people want to relate to. Instead of just being a part of a much larger human being who now has a better understanding of how to navigating themselves.

​@@aristired6252 maybe for some people, but honestly for me, finding out that I have ADHD actually helped me so much. Because not only did so much about me actually make sense, but it also allows me to now find ways around my difficulties and live a better life. There are some people who like to blame things on a diagnosis, and us it to coast through life. But there are also people who can finally get the proper support for issues and have a better life through it

When I gound out my label it devastated me... I got over it

I was diagnosed as an adult with ASD. It explained everything for me too. Sometimes the labels help to explain what we go through.

Psychiatrists are always saying we need to end the stigma in MH yet I feel like they have definite biases about MH disorders. Like I’ll treat you for disorder X becayse disorder A has so much more stigma and the label will be a burden. Like 19 years of treating the wrong illness and not treating the actual illness doesn’t ruin the quality of people’s lives or lead to tragic consequences?

Thats amazing on your part almost all suffering wit g bipolar wont admit an issue or take meds. Good job honestly

Google isn't enough education to mix medicines at home

@@mspotato1354 Okay why are you people not understanding this 🤣 her DOCTOR prescribed the combination. She was just GOOGLING it. She was not self medicating. She was not creating her own drug combinations. Learn comprehension skills please.

@@vinchinzo594 and @slideshowgurl the thing is... she said " *_I_* finally found a combo that worked for me" (1:31), so that's ambiguous. :-| Also, the issue isn't really about what _she_ did, but about how people will _interpret_ what they hear.

@@irrelevant_noob It's only ambiguous if you didn't hear the rest of what she said, about her doctor 🙄 And if people interpret what she said as "feel free to experiment on yourself with random drugs" then they were too stupid for a simple change of phrasing to help them anyway. Let's keep it real...

@@irrelevant_noob Guys, no. The doctor prescribed different medications until something worked and helped stabilize her mental health. It's notoriously difficult to stabilize bipolar disorder and every patient is different and one combination may work for one person but not another. So there's always a bit of trial and error that goes into treating the disorder. And NO she was not making these concoctions herself. Bipolar disorder treatment often comes with powerful mood stabilizers that would wreak havoc on a neurotypical mind and are only available through prescription and extensive therapy. Taylor is not a healthcare professional so she would not be able to prescribe herself the medications and no psychiatrist would offer them unless they were sure the patient needed them.

i really agree with this comment though

I also have been loving Pam latley as a regular guest on this channel. She is a great combo of information from two different perspectives. Plus these two have real good chemistry together. :D

normalizing isn't always good lol

Also her thirsting over Tommy Buns is fun to watch.

@@danholmesfilm it is when it comes to medication for mental illness. Medication for mental illness saves lives, and people suffer unnecessarily because they are reluctant to take medication, because we get told left and right that you shouldn't want to take medication for mental illness. Most chronic mental illnesses cannot be cured by lifestyle changes, but they can be managed with medication, to the point that people's lives aren't lead by their mental illness anymore. Normalizing medication for mental illness saves lives.

I felt the same way. And it goes not only for things like mood stabilizers and the like, but stuff like opioids. I'm never apologizing for taking those and I reject the condemnation wherein I'm called a addict. My detractors couldn't last a day in my body (chronic pain with no cure). Also, I'm very judicious with my meds. Very. There's no basis for their judgment.

@@user-wh5ir4fo4rOhh! I don’t know about opioids but I’m on ADHD meds. That’s another common “Oh what if you get addicted?!” medication. The thing is, the way ADHD works is it doesn’t go away. So addicted or not I’m taking it forever 😅

Mental health issues shouldn't be glorified. They shouldn't be a permanent state of being. You should be working to get past it through medication and psychotherapy. Why does everyone need to be celebrated for every little aspect of their lives? It's so backwards. Dr. Mike responded that way because it's obviously not desirable to suffer from those issues

@@NadiaSeesItit’s not glorified, it’s finally something one can be open about without the huge stigma of the past attached to it so you feel less alone in your experience. There are certain things you can do therapy alone to improve upon, most treatments are better supported by combining meds with therapy, but you can’t exactly talk your way through ADHD or bipolar or a major depressive episode. Medications help you to stabilize to a certain degree and yes there are people who stop there but most will choose therapy first before medications and that’s also not always effective by itself.

​@NadiaSeesIt "mental health issues" can most certainly be permanent and not able to be "worked through". It's attitudes like yours that reinforce the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Her smile & energy is infectious & she's funny, which I why I love her so much.

nice profile pic you have there

He doesn't get anything..even the milk

He is definitely smart...so smart that sarcasm frequently escapes him.

They're together right?

Hey! I wasn't necessarily an adult but I got mine around 16-17 and my dyslexia at this year at 20, labels are wonderful things! (as long as you don't have impostor syndrome like me and became the prime example of autism and ADD for over a year because I thought I needed to prove it was correct) I've got a few drug combos myself and for me I know that here in Sweden doctors will do whatever they can to avoid giving you medications of any kind so I had to insist for over a year that I needed just simply mood stabilising meds and anxiety meds. Took until I was in the ER for attempting that something actually happened, now I've got more for like adhd issues and such. So the US may have some problems in wanting to medicate their patients but at least those who need it can get the ball rolling years before us.

Yup, I have ADHD and spent over a decade of my adult life being told it was anxiety. Some of the anxiety treatments help with symptoms, but not the cause. Some of the anxiety treatments actually made the ADHD worse and I was left feeling like I was just "bad' at having anxiety bc I would do the work and see no gains/be even further behind. After pushing for an assessment, meeting the diagnostic criteria, being told by a doctor that despite meeting the criteria he felt maybe my decades of complicated issues would go away if I just "slept better", I was FINALLY given proper treatment and my life completely changed. I always felt frustrated bc it seemed like my brain just didn't work like everyone else's and having the label of "neuro-divergent" has been significant in improving my self-image. Instead of beating myself up for not meeting neuro-typical standards, I'm learning how my brain does work so I can adjust the things I do have control over to get more desirable results.

I'm trying to get diagnosed now - have been on and off anxiety and depression meds for my "depression, anxiety, social phobia and PTSD" last 10 years while I can recall neurodivergent traits as far back as kindergarten.. I think I have developed most of the depression and anxiety due to always being the odd one out and failing miserably even minor life tasks while excelling at most school subjects. For now I have signed up for a PTSD treatment and found a doc who's kind and listening, so hopefully it'll lead to something... Fingers crossed for some explanation and solutions to the house keys in the trash can! XD

YES! I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 28, and the label has been so validating. Instead of feeling like I'm a failure at being a human being, I feel like I've done a pretty good job and managing an undiagnosed disorder with no treatment or support for my whole life. It feels very validating, and now I know where to look for more information about ways that I can work with my brain instead of beating myself up all the time.

SAME!!! Thank you for sharing!

Especially a definitive one because on top of everything else you may be worried; "what if it's cancer or something big being missed?" And usually a diagnosis comes with treatment and support options if not a straight cure, which is great unless you have something less common.

Exactly! When I finally got diagnosed for Borderline personality disorder after 4 years I was finally able to understand a bunch of behavioral issues I was having. It helped me start correcting the ones I could and developing coping mechanisms for the ones that I can't work out on my own

Plus you can finally know what to ask for in terms of accommodations!

I hope to someday get that relief!!

Well taking drugs from big pharma is a band aid at best. The medical system is good for trauma but any chronic issues you are retarded to trust them. Big phRma doesn't care about fixing your problems

And, correct me if I'm wrong, it can also bring a sense of comfort knowing what is different about you. What is making you behave in another way than someone else.

It’s over prescribed, having all of Hollywood constantly celebrating having mental illness has been a large part in the overprescribing of these medications.

@@carboncorvidswe I've heard it explained as knowing you are a normal zebra, not a different horse.

I was diagnosed and treated and i wish i didnt get labelled or the meds because now i have an unhealthy relationship with both those things. i think mental health care should be more personalised and accomodating than it is (this coming from someone studying to be a psychologist).

I struggled to find the diagnosis on Meniere’s - in retrospect it seems so obvious since my symptoms are a textbook example of the condition now. Thankfully the standard treatments, as problematic as they are, have worked for me. Being able to name my personal demon is so helpful in being able to explain it. People are either fascinated and have lots of questions or they glaze over and want to move on, but those are much easier conversations than the shallow concern or condescending pity.

Completely agree. 'Labels' provide us with the knowledge that can empower us.

Exactly, giving a name to overcome is great in itself

I always thought I sucked as a person too. I thought I had mood swings, or depression as I lacked motivation. Turns out I have Dyslexia which means I don't process Dopamine and lack Executive Skills.

And to add on, you absolutely need to know your diagnosis when it comes to filing for insurance, job applications, driver's license renewal, etc. etc. literally SO many things require medical disclosure and it's negligent to not give your patient that ability. You don't tell your patient about their diagnosis, they don't list it as a diagnosis on medical insurance, and suddenly it's an issue and insurance fraud.

@@karla.karla. Well obviously. But the issue is not with the label it’s their reaction to it. And that’s not what we’re talking about in this thread. We’re talking about how using a blanket statement like “I don’t like labels” as a doctor is a little strange. Because it’s incredible beneficial to a lot of people. Getting a diagnosis can be devastating as well. But it’s part of the healing process for many of us.

I came looking for this comment. 😆🤣

That’s not correct lmao

I love Taylor! So happy to see her on this channel

Yes, I love Taylor!

Ikr I love her

@@mackenziebarefoot1913 Salute! Fellow traveler lol

thats why its usually "you have bipolar sympthoms" and not "you are bipolar". it gives you an umbrella to work with, because, as you just said, everyone is different

Yes and no - we should tailor treatment to each individual patients needs, but those diagnosis/labels are often hugely empowering. You can find additional information, benefit from shared experiences and resources and find support groups, etc. But even just for the fact of knowing you're not alone in being the way you are, that has been an massive deal for me personally, with both physical and mental health conditions that weren't diagnosed for years. (am now 42 and still trying to get any formal advice/testing for possible ADHD/ADD, in addition to physical health stuff diagnosed in mid30s and anxiety disorder in my late 20s)

First reply! Why are there only 5 likes? I love your videos so much

We need u, Dr Mike, and Pam to do regular videos together. Y’all are all amazing and I loved that one video I did with all three of y’all!

love your vids

Grilled cheese and jalapeños.

@@mrbrianandrewsmith bruh

You mean like basic human interactions? That's what impresses you?

​@@KingKsEDC Yes, because those "basic" interactions are getting rare. The flippant tone of your reply seems to prove the point well.

It's nice to see people actually be able to agree to disagree instead of turning a conversation into a 2am Denny's brawl.

​@@KingKsEDCgiven the state of society at this point, people actually being decent is like seeing a unicorn.

⁠@@blusafe1Human history demonstrates that heated debate is not new, nor is it more common. Arguably it just gets more coverage.

they are friends and i’m now realizing that i’ve never really had a friend like this

But then she tried to explain that it wouldn't help. And he just doubled down on the joke. You could see it on her face, what he said was pretty insensitive.

@@elysenardick I think she was just looking down recalling what was going on. I didn't see that she appeared to be in discomfort. That's my take anyway. But yeah, it was a terrible joke on his part, lol.

Same! I was diagnosed at 32 and it was a revalation for me!

Ditto this for me but narcolepsy diagnosis

Absolutely!

I got diagnosed last week I'm 25 Thank you for saying this

Same, I was diagnosed at 32 after being treated for depression for years (and then I had to fight for a few years to get an assessment, even though it was my GP who originally thought of ADHD, not me)

I know!

I agree

Agreed. I thought they were married!

You can really tell truly love each other as people!

right

I'm Starting to think that they are more than just friends.

@@shawandrew is that because of the general vibe or the comment pam made about the fact that he can tell when she's faking, just curious

That the help helped is a real blessing. I’ve struggled with major depressive disorder since the age of 12. I know coping strategies (most based in CBT) and they’ve let me have a normal-ish life, but medications and therapy don’t really have much effect. Treatment-resistant depression is not something I’d wish on anyone. Reality is, though, I’m the lucky winner of another potentially lifelong crippling chronic disease and several of my doctors are amazed at how well I’ve handled that diagnosis emotionally. All I can say is… I was ready? Maybe your own condition was a blessing in itself - it allowed you to intervene successfully in someone else’s suffering. Hard to find the silver lining, sometimes, and it’s still a cloud, but it’s often there.

That's such a great thing to hear 🥰

Don't beat yourself, my hubby didn't recognized my postpartum depression and it was baaad. We are all good now

Not down playing his issues, but my husband went through depression too, and to be honest, his depression was a symptom of an underlying health issue. He had low testosterone, like his body quit making it. Depression went away after a time w hormone replacement. Doctors are quick to call everything depression, it gets you out of their office, a rx for a pill and they bill you. Insist on finding out why and fixing that, drs are lazy and quite frankly most of them don't care.

@@cmnr8487 depression is almost always a symptom of something. Sometimes it's hormones like with your husband (possible side effect of the pill is also depression for example). But it can also be caused by emotional trauma or of a wrong environment etc. The last is also not "just depression" and if OP's husband is going to therapy, that's also digging further. But I agree, just taking pills and stopping there is probably a waste in most cases, because it's just symptom management and not a cure.

Same deal with me, I got assaulted and had a midline shift, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, post traumatic hygroma, atrophy, etc. Lots of seizures, passing out, amnesia, migraines, photophobia, emotional and personality changes etc. I'm doing alright now but my neurologist says it could be about a year long healing process before its fully done "recovering" but all the places that bleed out will likely atrophy. Brain injuries suck and now I'm effectively in a semi confused state, in pain, and afraid of lights. Wear your helmets and protect your head, it won't worth it lmfao

Technically, concussion is all in your head! 🤣

To be super-technical, it was "all in your head" but it was also real. edit: I am happy for you that you finally got a doctor to recognize and help with your problems!

@@MonkeyJedi99 hahahaha yes 😂😂😂

Look into hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Same here with my diagnoses. It helps tremendously to be able to seek knowledge and tools about how to cope or improve my behavior, and understand the patterns and causes.

Thank you for saying this. I know that he’s a good guy, but his attitude here came off very ableist. It’s clear he’s never been in the position of seeking treatment for a problem and being dismissed by, sometimes, multiple doctors until someone FINALLY connects all your symptoms with a diagnosis. You can feel like you’re losing your mind. And the feeling of your pain or distress not being taken seriously can be so dehumanizing.

Absolutely agree! For years I had an inkling something wasn’t right with my treatment… So like Taylor I looked it up and low and behold I was right and am living my best life

@@nurseratchet9974 no one is suggesting that a doctor should not practice responsibly. However, your response highlights the very real stigma that exists surrounding the use of psychiatric medications. Telling a person with a mental health disorder to just get therapy is like telling a diabetic to just change their diet. Without using both tools, medicine and lifestyle changes (like those learned in therapy), neither patient would get better. And the results of not receiving both treatments can be just as detrimental.

what a thing to forget to tell someone omg

I hate it when people view others with autism as being lesser or having serious limitations. Like...okay, maybe they do things differently than YOU. But there is NO reason they can't lead perfectly wonderful and fulfilling lives, thank you very much.

i feel this 🥺

Same

While I do agree with you on that, being diagnosed with Autism changed my life and made everything fall into place. My whole life I thought everyone else had the same struggles as me but was just coping better so to know I was facing more was life changing. The same with the physical conditions I’ve been diagnosed with. The symptoms weren’t just in my head and I wasn’t lazy and those diagnoses proved that for me and others in my life

Endometriosis, depression, EDs, anxiety, etc. big issues that WE didn’t create ourselves, so please be respectful.

She's honestly my favorite guest of his. I'm always like, "Yay! Pam's in this one!" When I see the thumbnail.

Y’all are the best. ❤

I love Pam, she's hilarious. I hope we'll see her interact with Bear in the next video.

The collaborations with Pam are phenomenal!

As a person on the Autism Spectrum who takes antidepressants for the anxiety related to it, I agree

I think you are actually in agreement with Mike. The labels are not the problem, it's things that they are used for. This example is one of the great benefits, in being able to find people in a similar situation to you. But labels are also used in very pointless and counter-productive ways, especially in the medical field. Especially since a lot of things aren't as clearly defined. And even when it is, it's way more of a spectrum and can differ vastly from person to person, even within a 'label'

I agree! I see his point, especially since it's what my husband brings up the most, but learning why I'm the way I am actually helped me feel like I could work on it. Instead of just being confused as to why it's happening at all.

How can people be so open about their mental illness? When my friends (that I've known since early childhood two decades ago) learned of my bi-polar disorder, they abandoned me thinking I was a threat to their safety or treated me like I'm in special education. Don't any of you patronize me with your "praise" or encouragement. Lend me your ears and minds and understand that I'm human like the rest of you.

👏👏👏👏 so agree. So nice to know wtf is up and realize "oh, it's not just me being weird. This is a thing."

I also got diagnosed with BPD about a year ago, and that stand up also helped me sooo much when I found it a few months ago. And, from one person to BPD to another, I just wanted to tell you to not give up on yourself; with the right medication and therapists, you WILL thrive. 100%. You are so much more than your diagnosis and what others say about BPD; I think it’s such a misunderstood diagnosis that people talk about it out of ignorance and negative experiences. Please don’t give up on yourself and on your therapist/psychiatrist, you’re so much more than a label. Take care 🤍

In the stand up, she wondered "Am I hot enough to be an inspiration ?". Guess we have an answer now Taylor ;)

Oh-💀

I love that they do all the stabby stabby and it doesn't freaking WORK! Plus, i'm at the DENTIST! OF COURSE my BP is high!

i always had the experience of the dentist stabbing my gums with that metal hook and then going "hrmm your gums are bleeding" like i don't want to meet the person who gets stabbed in the gums with a fishhook and DOESN'T bleed

@@dietotaku people that wash their teeth

I woulda said something along the line of "stab me once more without it working and your blood pressure will be REALLY LOW after I murder you" :p

And also having the community and knowing there are other people with the same neurological spices that you have sometimes makes it easier to deal with on a day-to-day basis. I call it being "NeuroSpicy"

That is insane 😳

Sleep walkers... Maybe don't sleep in the nude

My mom sleep EATS. She once ate a handful of onions. I’m going to send her your story so she knows how good she has it

You just brought back some childhood memories of my brother sleepwalking. One time he got up out of bed and walked into the bathroom and opened the cupboard under the sink and peed in the waste basket. 😂

@@RaquelSantos-hj1mq One of my aunts, as a teen, woke us all up by screaming in the middle of the night. She was sleepwalking and said she was dreaming that she was opening a door. It turns out she reached out, firmly gripped one lobe of a potted cactus with huge, sharp terrifying needles, and just wrenched it right off the plant. She was seriously injured, it was crazy

Yes exactly! And it allows you to find others who are going through the same thing, it also gives you a quick shorthand to explain your behavior to others. I've had severe adhd all my life and wasn't diagnosed until I was almost 30 and it was vindicating. I'm not lazy, I don't just not care about appointments or other people or my assignments, I'm not just not trying hard enough or not listening, I have a legitimate issue and I don't have to punish myself for failure that is beyond my control anymore.

I agree, but I think Mike evades labels because in his eyes he limits that person permanently. As a person who has never been diagnosed he probably sees it the equivalent as setting a barrier from other people, when in reality it's almost the opposite

A big question is whether or not a person feels empowered by having a diagnosis. Some people don't agree with their diagnosis or have been given a wrong diagnosis. Some people suffer stigma as a result of a diagnosis. It's very much a matter of what it means to the individual person.

Even in a more general sense, labeling can help Autistic people parse and process things in the world around them a little better.

Q: What do you call the DO who finished last in his class? A: Doctor.

What's a DO?

@@martinegriffiths1941 doctor of osteopathy

DOs are insecure because few would choose to be a DO rather than an MD. Doctor Mike here is displaying that.

Ok but the DO complex he’s showing here being so defensive is INSANE

That’s such an easily misunderstood condition that I can understand why they wouldn’t be eager to share the label. That said, if you had to change therapists and didn’t know your own medical history would be really bad news.

so i’ve been prescribed adderall for adhd but i haven’t gone to get an official diagnosis yet? but i thought you have to be diagnosed to get medication (the adderall helps me so much tho it’s insane)

It’s especially common with BPD. There’s some really unfortunate “best” practices around not telling people right away and things like that. And some psychiatrists won’t treat it at all. It really needs to be better understood, and doctors need to be more sympathetic and willing to help folks who need it. I’ve known a couple people with BPD, one of whom wasn’t told for ages, and she felt so betrayed she didn’t want to go to therapy anymore. It has real consequences.

@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans they probably diagnosed you without officially telling you. Some old school doctors think that if the meds work for you then you definitely have it but there are so many different meds nowadays that that's a dangerous way to diagnosis bc it could cause someone to be missed if adderall doesn't work for them. It didn't work for me. I take vyvanse now which is an adderall derivative. I'm glad the meds work for you!

@@gloriawatson8258 the doctor i talked to was pretty young but it’s definitely possible, thank you

I’m ASD and ADHD too and I really think that I *am* the diagnoses because my brain is wired differently. It affects the way that I think. I think therefore I am, as Descartes put it. And I *think* autistically (and adhd but that doesn’t make a very good adverb)

This is very subjective

@@Tiffany-ov2jf What is?

Agree 100%. I wish I had gotten my diagnoses much much sooner

Yeah, knowing I’m autistic made a difference with what was just social anxiety and what was me legitimately being awful at socializing and the social consequences of that! It’s also nice to know that I’m not over dramatic when some smells and textures make me vomit, it explains a lottt. Wish I had known earlier, I think I that may have had a much different experience at school as a kid if I had gotten that diagnosis when I was younger.

If it can help your overall health if guessed correctly, and not be counted against you for disability, I'd give it a pass.

@@KaizerKilborn I mean, the doctor ordered several unnecessary blood tests based on the assumption.

@@ladyofrillwater I hate giving blood for tests, so I see it would be troublesome with that happening.

What "labs" would tell you anything about sexual preference, and what would be the purpose of proving or disproving gayness anyway? Expulsion from the Air Force?

@@diane9247 No, so, the doctor assumed the patient was gay, and based on that assumption he ordered an STD panel because obviously this married USAF officer is having unprotected gay sex.

👋Jus wanted to say I love your name n pumpkin ☺️

@@amandaphillips4344 thanks 😀✌🏼

I'm sorry - a week?! 🤣 At most, dude would've lost 1-1.5lbs. healthily. I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't lost anything yet. Diet changes takes time.

Chiropractor, cheaper and great results, regular dr do nothing for back pain in my experience. A waste of money for me.

Just as a proven (by myself) fact, weight varies A LOT during the day. It’s not a reliable indicator of health (now that’s a fact given by my nutritionist who is the best)

@@cmnr8487 As a person who worked in medical claims I will NEVER EVER EVER go to a chiropractor. Don't wanna get paralyzed! There are way more freaky accidents with chiropractors than real doctors and other licensed professionals. Some of the stuff they do is pretty dangerous, and most people who go to them would get just as good or better results from massage therapists without the risk.

This!!!

We need more Pam!!

I’d honestly love a podcast. It would be so great.

I mean... the thumbnail of the first Doctor Mike video she was on said "Meet Pam. She barks." So...

@@IceMetalPunk i dont think that has anything to do with her having tourettes, more so just a joke about a comedian

@@wqfled Barking is one of her tics...

Taylor Tomlinson :)

@@KP-qs3ob Be aware that she is very NSFW and hilarious.

@@MonkeyJedi99 huh

Yeah. My psychiatrist did the same. Wellbutrin controlled my depression better than anything else I tried (under her guidance) but did nothing for the anxiety and OCD that made me get up multiple times a night to check for signs of a home invasion (which became dominant once my depression was under control). So we trialed additions to target that. Eventually we settled on Prozac and Wellbutrin, which have kept the trio manageable for a few years, but we are starting to need to make adjustments again. It's like my health is an onion and every time we get one problem under control, another one has the opportunity to be dominant and I get to have the opportunity to find out what it does on its own without the previous layer. I think the layer after OCD was undiagnosed ADHD, which was hiding beside my adult-diagnosed autism (yay for being AFAB and autistic..., let alone AFAB and AuDHD).

WTH were they doing??? The patient should always be informed of what is going on with their health and care.

UK?

I'm sorry you had this experience. xx

Is the whole “NEVER tell your patients their issues or treatment” some weird outdated school of thought? I see it around a lot and can’t fathom why