I'm not sure this is the right spot or not. So I apologize in advance.
My fiancé has been diagnosed with ADD for a while. He used to take Adderall but doesn't anymore because it made his anxiety/paranoia worse. Right now I'm concerned over his anxiety and paranoia even while he isn't on it.
Examples: It can be me taking our dog to the park or being in a crowded store. But he is always planning how he would handle it if something happened. Like the dog thing he is worried someone will attack our dog or that his leash will break and get hit by traffic. We can't go to crowded places because he is always on guard.
This was worse immedietly after the military but got better. Then after moving recently to a big city it is much worse.
I want him to go see a psych to at least talk it out to decide what to do or if meds are appropriate. He is afraid of going because of what the diagnosis will be and just wants to see a GP about the ADD and nothing else.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Should I continue to try to get him to go to an appt or just leave it be? Is this GAD or something else because I'm not even sure right now. But it scares me sometimes.
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