Everybody has probably experienced knowing someone that has been misdiagnosed with one illness as another or it might have even happened to you. That is an extremely terrifying experience and often times those kinds of mistakes that are being made each day can cause serious health risks to the person in question because of not getting diagnosed early on enough or receiving treatment for something that they might not even have. This is why it is crucial for anyone that has been diagnosed with any disease to always make sure that you get a second opinion because mistakes like this can and are being made, far too often in my opinion. For a doctor or therapist to improperly diagnose a patient, you might be surprised, but it is very easily done if that patient is suffering from any type of eating disorder.
With any eating disorder, the signs and symptoms are very much like other illnesses, which is why this sort of thing is occurring as often as it is. Many of the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder are very much like the signs and symptoms of a personality disorder. A personality disorder is very familiar to an eating disorder and it is very important for anyone who suspects that they are suffering with one or both of these disorders, to be diagnosed properly, as well as promptly and begin an appropriate treatment or even medications. Most patients that are struggling with any type of eating disorder could easily and most likely also suffer with depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, no sex drive, irritability and many many other things as well. Knowing more about what all an eating disorder can cause you is really important, so if you are diagnosed with something but believe that you indeed have something other than what they are telling you, please make another appointment, with a different doctor or therapist, so that you can be properly diagnosed and begin some type of treatment and recovery program or whatever else that might be recommended.
There are still many different and very important questions that are being asked about every type of eating disorder compared to the personality disorder that is so common. It is definitely making some wonder if an eating disorder is actually more of a different form of a personality disorder, which should really be looked into much more than it currently is. Since this kind of thing is highly possible and many people that are needing help are simply not getting the help that they need quickly enough due to this occurring, it is up to you to make sure that you get the proper treatment that is needed for your problem. Talk to others about this as well, if you have true concern about having an eating disorder, there is always help that will be available to you but sometimes you need guidance to get you going in the right direction.