Hi ! Personally, I like psychologists, as opposed to psychiatrists. My experience has been that psychiatrists just sit there and grunt, while psychologists give feedback, which I like. So, I went to psychologists.

I know what you mean by opening the doors.. But my psychologist was so gentle, that it wasn't that hard to open those scary doors which I'd kept closed for many many years. And believe me, once you DO open them, the relief that you feel is mind-boggling! Yes, at first it's scary, but at the same time you're GLAD you finally opened it because you finally let someone else see what you'd kept hidden for so long - you let someone else take a look and determine if it's as awful as you thought it was all those years. And if they think it is, then they begin you on a plan of treatment to be able to cope with it and finally rid yourself of whatever it is.

Nothing is so horrible that the door SHOULD remain closed forever. NOTHING. Everything CAN be handled and coped with thru therapy.

Please don't be afraid of therapy. I was in therapy off and on all my adult life, and I'm now 63 yrs old and OFF therapy for the time being. Believe me, I've open some doors that had some pretty horrible things behind them. And I was scared too. Plus there were some doors that were closed and I didn't know WHAT was behind them -- we had to find out, and that was pretty darn scary too!

Give it a try. The therapist will go at your speed. Please call for an appt. It's really the best thing you can do for yourself. God bless & take care. Hugs, Lee