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Originally Posted by Silent_tsol
I have been diagnosed with GAD but I have a
tendency to minimize my issues because I'm borderline perfectionist. And part of perfectionism = not having problems -GAD or issues to lead me into therapy. When I started down this road it was a specific situation that left me with no idea how to move on. Since then, my life has somewhat rebalanced back to "normal" for me. So since I don't have this dire issue (and a different T than when I had said crisis- I haven't told new one details yet) I'm back to convincing myself that everything is ok. If that situation never came up, I doubt I'd ever have found my way into therapy. Even though I believe I've had gad since I was young. And the whole anxiety leading to something more, that's a big thing of what I'm afraid of and therapy puts me in danger finding out if there is a bigger thing
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No question, Silent, it's all up to you. But simply being able to label yourself doesn't make anything better. So you're a "borderline perfectionist." That's just another of the infinite number of excuses that can be invented in order not to go to therapy. If you're more "normal" now, that's fine. If you can live with yourself now, that's fine. But if as your life moves ahead and things happen and you for whateve reason don't really feel all that comfortable with what comes to pass, keep in mind that it may well be because of your own head problems rather than outside problems you think you perceive. And no, it's not scary or even offensive to understand you may have a need for therapy. You're not worth less because you go to therapy. It's a perfectly straightforward type of treatment for certain types of malady. All up to you, of course. Take care!
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