Wow what an ordeal.

Diet and exercise is so much more important than many people think. The preservatives, the colourings, the processing of this food does more harm than we know yet. The huge improvements I have seen with my own eyes from apparently adhd or autistic children to "normal" children just from changing the diet is remarkable. Many people have different reactions to different foods or food groups, sometimes it can come out psychologically. But the doctors never mention that it "might" be an intolerance, no, its always - "you're mentally ill, you have a brain disease, have some meds" How many could have been spared the trauma of going through mental health treatment if the cause was found out in the first place?

Sorry for going off on a tangent there, I just get so frustrated that people like you have to suffer because nobody thought to drum in diet and exercise before.

Of course good diet and exercise may not completely remove your problems, but it certainly can help. But if you can get to the point that therapy is helping you're well on your way to recovery. Please dont write psychology off along with psychiatry. Even if you do you're own thing with self help books etc you're working towards healing.