What do you do when life gets you down

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Am I the only one who has had issues with psychiatrists not being receptive to my input? I switched docs because of this, but still found the same problem with the new doc. Personally, when I get depressed, which has led to me being hospitalized, they look at my family history, see my dad is bipolar and automatically give me that label. I think my current diagnosis of complex PTSD with a side of dissociative issues is a better fit. I haven't been on meds for about 16-18 months now (aside from the occasional Xanax for acute anxiety, I took my last one on Monday, before that I haven't needed to take any for about a year). But my overall experience with psychiatrists has not been very good. In fairness, I've only owned up to the full history of my abuse about a year ago, so perhaps it was the doc not having full disclosure on my part?