Thank you all for your responses. They were very helpful, and I used them in my preparation notes for talking to my psychiatrist. Unfortunately, he shut the idea down before I could even really get into my concerns or why I was asking, even though I told him it was my therapist who had encouraged me to ask him. He simply said "no" the second I mentioned ADHD and said it was "over-diagnosed." Needless to say I felt very upset after the appointment.

Thankfully my case management appointment was about thirty minutes after that, so my poor case manager got to listen to me rant. Luckily he was a kind and compassionate listener, and we decided to try and find me another provider. The problem is I have Medicaid, which is like government insurance here in the U.S. The problem is that not many providers take it because it doesn't offer as much financial return as private insurance, plus it's much more paperwork, apparently. Finding a provider is already stressful enough, but my limited options will make it more difficult.

I just don't know what to do. The way my brain works is really affecting my self-esteem, and I didn't even have the chance to convey that to my psychiatrist before he shut me down. He says it's probably anxiety or a mood disorder causing my symptoms, not ADHD, but then all he does for my anxiety is up my Vistaril to two times a day. Like dude, that's not going to do anything. It's just so frustrating when I've been complaining about anxiety or maybe ADHD or whatever for months and he does nothing. It makes me want to scream.