i don't know if you're going to like my opinion. i think you need to be in therapy. serious therapy. one incident with a psychiatrist doesn't mean it's going to happen every time you see one. that would be like getting a splinter and then saying you would never touch a piece of wood again. which means you wouldn't have a house to live in. weird reasoning, but that's it for me right now. i worked a 13 hour day

GG, if i've ever seen anyone that needed professional help, it's you. your anxiety is ruining your life. you have no life. all you have is your anxiety and your hypochrondia (sp?). that's it. period. almost everyone on here, that answers your posts, suggests therapy. therapy doesn't have to be a psychiatrist. it can be a licensed counselor or a psychologist. there are tons of people who can help you and not be a psychiatrist.

i'm also curious about who's giving you the drugs that you take now? is this a general practioner? with your symptoms, you need someone who works in the field. i'm not too enamoured with GPs, internists, etc. who prescribe psych meds. AND for that you'd need a psychiatrist. the psych doc wouldn't be counseling you...they would be prescribing what they felt would work best for you. i've been misdiagnosed with clinical depression for more than half of my life. i finally went to a psychiatrist and she correctly diagnosed me and put me on the appropriate meds. i'm doing great now.

GG, i know i'm firm with you. i feel like i have to be. your anxiety disables your ability to think clearly, so i "talk" a little louder and firmer. xoxo pat