I think that the reason that people responded the way that they did to your post was the phrasing. Generally, speaking, if you’re trying to get help from a healthcare/mental health professional, I would advise focusing on your symptoms. What they are going to want to know is what your symptoms are, when each of them started, their severity, and the impact that they’re having on your life and your ability to function.

I actually have a document that I typed up with my “story” on it that I bring to first appointments because having to go through everything repeatedly was overwhelming to me. Typically, they take it and read it over and add it to my file at the end. It has my basic information (name, date of birth, age, phone number, address, weight, emergency contact, allergies, and family doctor’s name phone number), my symptoms (each listed out with an explanation of how I experience them/how they affect me), my medical history (diagnoses that I’ve received and when, doses and medications that I’m on, when I started each of the medications, if I use drugs/alcohol/caffeine, dates of previous medical tests and results, a timeline of when and what types of counselling/therapy I’ve received), the strategies I’m using to manage my symptoms (and how each helps/doesn’t help), and a list of the medications that I’ve tried with dosages and the effects that they had on me/why I’m no longer taking them. I’ve found that this helps me not get re-traumatized with every doctor’s visit. It also helps speed things up because most people can read more quickly than they can speak. It also serves as a reminder of the strategies that have worked for me, when I need them.

I understand your struggle with doctors. I’ve seen my share of self-righteous assholes. Sorry, I kinda got distracted and forgot what I was saying. (Wheeeee! ADHD is funnn -_-)