Hi , Long time lurker on the board and finally had a question for all of you that made me create an account.

I started seeing my therapist about 3 months ago at the referral of my dermatologist about getting stress under control helping on the skin issues. I've long known I don't deal with stress well. This past session the therapist said I have a type of anxiety disorder, and probably have had it for a long time - but the serious medical issues and hospitalizations that came up this year just made the anxiety worse. He said to talk to my GP about going on medication.

Talked to the GP the other day and told him what my therapist said. He was not the one to refer me to him and he did not know that I had been going. Now with all the medical stuff I've had lately I have become very close with my GP, which made me ultra shocked when he said he didn't think I belonged in therapy and certainly don't need medication. It is going to be an awkward session with my therapist this week.

I'm wondering if this is common, for your therapist and your GP to completely disagree like this.