My diagnosis was luckily relatively quick (if you don't count the 12 years of living undiagnosed of course!). But it was a bit of a turbulent and scary experience as it took an almost car accident and an additional almost house fire, all within a few days, to get me to admit I had a problem and seek help. Going private definitely saved me a lot of trouble, as I was lucky enough to have my whole family be able to afford this. I'm very lucky in this aspect truly. Iris xxx