How to react to tests....

[Iamnotarabot]

I contacted a therapist, she gave me a bunch of tests..i feel overwhelmed , there is so many questions that i dont understand , that are related to things i didnt live...

I was fine this moring but now im stressed out and i even want to cry.

How to react to those tests pls, i feel like any question is a vicious trap, that reminds me of tons of contrary feelings and thoughts.

 

[Progster]

What kind of tests did she give you? I assume they are multiple choice tests to help them determine whether you are on the spectrum or not. Don't worry about how you answer them because there is no right or wrong answer - answer them honestly and to the best of your knowledge. If you aren't sure how to answer one, perhaps you could leave it blank and ask her about it by email or when you next see her. Tell her that you aren't sure how to answer and that you need help. I know that the wording in some of them is tricky or ambiguous and it is difficult to know how to answer. Another idea would be to have a close family member to help you with it.

 

[Suzanne]

That's what frightens me about getting diagnosed with aspergers and why, next week, when I see a psychiatrist for the first time, I am going with my husband's suggestion of just, with his help, to explain what is going on with me and let the therapist diagnose me. But, initially am going with a letter from my dr about social phobia and my husband said to make sure to say that HE wants me diagnosed, which means that they are more likely to listen and well, probably is true, since I got a prompt appointment this time.

Sorry for going on a tangent.

I would feel it is trying to catch me out too and so, why not let us help you answer a few?

 

[OkRad]

I am so glad you posted this! I have the same trouble. They ask things like, "Are you depressed all the time, some of the time, no, etc..." and I can't make sense of it.

Do they mean RIGHT NOW?

The Beck inventory, when I tried to answer it honestly, totally f-ed my up and the therapist. He wanted me out. He thought I was FAKING.

WHen I am NOT FAKING, people think I am faking. When I am faking, people think I am not faking.

A long time ago, I learned what they wanted because they kept telling me what a dumb f I was and playihng games, etc. I was not playinng games.

But when I started to play "their" game to save my sanity and get help , well, then how smooth!

But then I had a wreck and can't do that anymore, so now nothing makes sense and I am back to " I HAVE NO IDEA what that means!" and so one quesion with a therapist can be like 3 minutes. We never finshed the Beck.

ALL he had to do is ask me, "Are you suicidal?" And I could say NO. That is all.

Same with Anxiety inventory and all the rest. I don't need a quiz!

 

[Streetwise]

I am so glad you posted this! I have the same trouble. They ask things like, "Are you depressed all the time, some of the time, no, etc..." and I can't make sense of it.

Do they mean RIGHT NOW?

The Beck inventory, when I tried to answer it honestly, totally f-ed my up and the therapist. He wanted me out. He thought I was FAKING.

WHen I am NOT FAKING, people think I am faking. When I am faking, people think I am not faking.

A long time ago, I learned what they wanted because they kept telling me what a dumb f I was and playihng games, etc. I was not playinng games.

But when I started to play "their" game to save my sanity and get help , well, then how smooth!

But then I had a wreck and can't do that anymore, so now nothing makes sense and I am back to " I HAVE NO IDEA what that means!" and so one quesion with a therapist can be like 3 minutes. We never finshed the Beck.

ALL he had to do is ask me, "Are you suicidal?" And I could say NO. That is all.

Same with Anxiety inventory and all the rest. I don't need a quiz!

they ask you about depression as it will tell them if your depression is clinical ,unipolar, bipolar or physical depression clinical is you are constantly depressed and usually don't eat ,unipolar goes from mild to severe and I think is linked to anxiety -so if you feel for instance useless and tired and you've slept that is probably unipolar depression ,bipolar disorder is a period of being very high and then very very low.
physical depression is from being tired or maybe physical illness and stops quickly I presume .
so they're probably trying to work out if it's anxiety, level of depression or another disorder !also as a lot of people hide being suicidal they maybe trying to work out how depressed you are ,I've hidden it for 30 years .
maybe they give you a questionnaire as they know therapy will probably take a long time so if they can get basic questions out of the way then they can work on relief.
i'm mentioning this as it's a part of psychology ,a known fact about becoming a Christian is the longer it took for you to become a Christian is usually the amount of time it will take you to become a mature Christian .
if it's taken you 30 years to become a Christian it may take you 30 years to lets say find relief, you have 30 years experiences it doesn't just disappear for a lot of people .

 

[kay]

The questions are terrible, I never know how to answer either. Even the short depression screening they do every time I go to the doctor is impossible. Because of the way it's worded I never come away scoring less than mild depression, even if I am happier than any clam or lark could ever hope to be.

 

[OkRad]

they ask you about depression as it will tell them if your depression is clinical ,unipolar, bipolar or physical depression clinical is you are constantly depressed and usually don't eat ,unipolar goes from mild to severe and I think is linked to anxiety -so if you feel for instance useless and tired and you've slept that is probably unipolar depression ,bipolar disorder is a period of being very high and then very very low.
physical depression is from being tired or maybe physical illness and stops quickly I presume .
so they're probably trying to work out if it's anxiety, level of depression or another disorder !also as a lot of people hide being suicidal they maybe trying to work out how depressed you are ,I've hidden it for 30 years .
maybe they give you a questionnaire as they know therapy will probably take a long time so if they can get basic questions out of the way then they can work on relief.
i'm mentioning this as it's a part of psychology ,a known fact about becoming a Christian is the longer it took for you to become a Christian is usually the amount of time it will take you to become a mature Christian .
if it's taken you 30 years to become a Christian it may take you 30 years to lets say find relief, you have 30 years experiences it doesn't just disappear for a lot of people .

That is very interesting!! I hope with God's help it won't take me 14 more years to become a mature Christian! You are right, those tapes in your head do not just disappear. But I do think God can help us make it faster......I knew a person who became a Christian at 40 and he was the meanest person I ever met in my life. So, you are right in that way! But then I do know people who became a Christian and in a very short period of time----boom! God helped them. Maybe He knows the bigger picture, how long a person has to live, and what He needs them for and things like that? I guess our job is just to trust?
I hope I did cross over into religion too much , if the post needs to be moved to religion, that 's ok!

 

[Iamnotarabot]

Sorry if i didnt respond quiclly, i kept focusing on tests...

They are pretty basic i think, its like 50 to 70 questions , but some of them are outdated and not related to things i experienced, so it stressed me, my therapist told me i could do that with her one time so...

I still manage to do one i find more simple, but I added notes with it to explain my concernes everytime xD

Its realy scary do do thoses tests, you fear to not understand the question and so give the wrong anwser etc...im exhausted just from doing that today

I just tried to think of the closest thing i could imagine , it helped me...