I'm not really sure where to post this but I am in need of advice, and the knowledge that I am not alone.

I have been recently diagnosed with:

1. An unspecified anxiety disorder
2. An unspecified depression disorder
3. ADHD (got this when I was 8)
4. Autism spectrum disorder (Asperger's)
I also have obsessive-compulsive tendencies and PMDD.

-I am not medicated but I am seeing a therapist regularly.
Sometimes I feel like I am not benefiting from the sessions, but that is more on me than her.
- I am very reluctant to try medications due to a long history of them. I've been on over 20 different medications in 16 years for mental illness; they started when I was 8.
-I do "smoke" just before bed. I find that I have a difficult time sleeping if I don't, and the calming effects usually last into the next day.

Here is my experience:

- I cannot seem to shake the anxious intrusive thoughts, constant fear, depression... all of it. I seem to be stuck in a negative mindset. My outlook on life is very bleak, though I really do make an effort to be positive. It is, however, short-lived and requires energy that is being wasted by my brain to support the disorders.
- I push and pull at my loved ones, especially my boyfriend of 10 months. He's been extremely supportive and compassionate but he has his own health issues and I feel awful by putting so much strain on him.
- I have been somewhat socially isolated for about a year. I have no local friends but I do have friends in Canada where my boyfriend lives, and also a scant few scattered across the United States. I am very introverted and have issues with going out to crowded places to try and make friends.

I work a full time job, four 10's with three days off in the middle. I also attend an online university with an accelerated degree program, taking a new course every five weeks. My diet isn't all that great but it's not awful either. I eat healthy whenever possible and drink only water and unsweetened tea. I go to work, come home, talk to my boyfriend, and go to bed.

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If you read all that, thank you.

Does anyone else have these same issues? How do they affect your daily life, specifically if you are not medicated?