The most important thing for me is to be listened to and taken seriously. I have struggled a lot with that. I am afraid not to be taken seriously or believed. So, then I rather say nothing. | To be and taken seriously and listened to and believed is necessary to talk/engage. | Being seen and heard Expectations | To gain trust |
They sit and write about me three times a day, but they don’t actually know me. They just make their own conclusions. | They make conclusions about me without knowing me. | Assessment and diagnosis | To be diagnosed and labeled |
I don’t like that an adult should decide on my behalf. Then I have nothing to say, it’s just how they decide. I think that is very degrading. | Don’t like adults deciding for me. It is degrading. | Treatment decisions Coercion and resistance | Push me, and I don’t want to follow |