[Kate*]

I have to agree that a mental health diagnosis from a GP is not the best idea. When I told my doctor I had been feeling depressed (and I DO know what depression is), she basically agreed with everything I said I felt and tried to throw pills at me which I refused. I would suggest getting a full assessment from a mental health professional, but whether the diagnosis is accurate or not, a diagnosis labels your symptoms, it doesn't label a person. It tells us how you feel, not who you are. There are whole counseling theories who reject diagnosis completely. If you don't like the label, then don't label yourself. Good clinicians won't see you that way (or at least they aren't supposed to). The symptom label only becomes your identity if you let it.