Thank you for the advice, Genevieve. I'm definitely not going the route of self-help. That just doesn't work. I've done my research on this over the years and I know that the only way to get over my problem is through talk therapy. I am not able to afford a psychologisy and don't have medical insurance so what I'm going to do is go to this anxiety clinic in Boston that has sliding scale options. They basically say they won't turn you away even if you're in the worst financial circumstances, which is good. I'm afraid to make the call but I know that I'll feel so much better when it's over. It will be done on Monday.

They only do CBT at this clinic, which is the one I happen to believe in the most for anxiety anyway. I would like to do family therapy, as well, but we just can't afford it at this time, unfortunately.