I've been in the mental health system since I was 19. I'm 58 now. I've been hospitalized over 20 times (for depression/anxiety) and been on disability for the last 20 years. I've been diagnosed with a personality disorder and recently asbergers syndrome and no one has helped me with these things! I don't know what to do! I've seen dozens of doctors and some of the best doctors in the country and I've seen at least 6 therapists the last 5 years and they don't listen to me! And talking doesn't help! I've taken every medication known to psychiatry (plus 3 trials of ECT) and I'm dreading my appointment with my doctor this week. I don't know what to tell him. (I don't want to end up on an anti-psychotic with horrible side effects-I've taken my share of them.) I can't function anymore and no one I talk to gets it! They either want me to take horrible medication (that doesn't work) to shut me up or send me to a traumatic day program (that doesn't help) or they just don't listen. My family doesn't listen anymore, either. I've fallen thru the cracks in the system and I don't know where to turn!