LittleBlackDog I remember your situation a couple of months ago when you were assigned to a therapist you couldn't bond with and you were seeking some alternatives.

To be told you don't need therapy just because you don't hear voices is ... well, it's just simply unbelievable. There are many many types of mental disturbance that are hideously painful that don't involve hearing voices.

I live in the USA and often read about the dire straits of the medical system in the UK. It's too bad because ideally I believe in socialized medicine, but in reality those systems often seem to fail their patients. People fall through the cracks, or wait months, years, for surgery they need, I've heard.

Obviously you have yet to be matched with a therapist, but that certainly doesn't mean you don't deserve one.

I don't remember if you were on medication? Sometimes that can help these painful symptoms.

Please keep telling us about what's going on with you.