Time traveler what helped me was my therapist explaining to me that nothing was going to happen to me now that I had been diagnosed that hasnt already been happening. getting a diagnosis wont change anything as in I wouldnt get worse ...unless I made myself worse by stressing, over thinking and worrying about the diagnosis and stuff. getting a diagnosis means I could now get better because we know what all my symptoms add up to being. we can now appropriately take care of the problems and finally clear those problems up for good.

another thing that has helped me was following my doctors/therapists/psychiatrists treatment plans.. its so tempting to hear about or read about what others are doing and then trying what they are doing but that only messed me and my treatment plans up. everyone has their own treatment plans that are set up specifically for their own group of problems, reactions, meds, diagnosis's and other accompanying symptoms so as tempting as it was to do what my friends wanted me to try or do what others in books and online were doing I had to continue to follow my own treatment providers plans.

thats why I like this website. we dont tell each other what to do. and our own treatment providers plans for us is first and this site says right on it that anything on her isnt meant to take the place of off line treatment providers.

just keep following your treatment providers plans that are set for you and your problems and things will get better for you.