The replies to this thread that I have read are incredibly well thought out, useful, and honest. I rely on writing, writing, writing down my feelings. I may burn the notebook or pages from it, but it has helped me so much more that having to talk to a therapist.

And what is the DSM? Convenient, money making fiction in my humble opinion only. But there are no facts that support the DSM. At least not scientific facts. It is all conjecture.

I trust no therapist to help me. I have to help myself. And that is what someone who sees a therapist does anyway.