Hey, Silent. I were you I wouldn't sell myself so short. Your T, whoever they may be, would be happy to scan you for mental problems and only too tickled to tell you you hadn't any in her judgment. For him or her, it would be like your going to your GP and getting a clear bill of health on your physical checkup.

But that may not be the case. You may indeed have the GAD you mention on your profile "About Me." And that GAD may point to other, deeper problems that ought to be worked out. What am I really saying? Well, it's this: No one has to have a labelled mental issue (BPD, NPD, Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar, etc., etc.) to be in serious need of attentive specialist care. If indeed you do feel anxious a lot, it's like a physical symptom that needs to be evaluated. Think of all those tiny physical symptoms that turn out to be important. A mole. A cough. An ache. You know. And lots of anxiety does indeed point to a serious, unresolved conflict somewhere in your psyche.

And don't ever, ever, ever worry about a T's being bored. That's their problem, if in fact it exists. If you had cancer, would you worry about your oncologist being bored? Accept it and face it. You do have a problem that makes your life less pleasant than it could be, and that's a fine reason to go see a specialist and explore it, with nobody on either side being bored. That is exactly what they're there for. Be confident. In going to see T you're doing the right thing. The right thing by yourself, by your T and by your family. And take care!