[Defective]

It seems to me in my perception ive always been a burden. Sounds like i should be posting in depression but i posted here because i think im a burden because of my anxieties.

I guess i dont know what my diagnoses are because they change with the change of therapists. Sometimes i have social anxiety, sometimes i have avoidant personality disorder. Sometimes i have general anxiety disorder. Sometimes i have all three and even more thrown in. Whats the truth? I dunno.

What i do know is how it effects those around me. It takes a heavy toll out of their lives to include me in theirs. My ex broke up with me a couple weeks ago and is doing lots better. My parents took me back in and i can see the strain already. I dont have any idea what i could do. Obviously if i like to be left alone i should become independent but with leaving the house being a big deal and being around people i dont know being a HUGE deal i feel stuck. I feel like the hot potato being passed around and everyone who touches it gets burned yet i dont wanna burn anyone! I feel like im destroying peoples lives when all i want to do is be left alone.

Ive been in therapy for a couple years. Ive tried some of the meds(i have used marijuana in the past so they are reluctant to give me addictive meds most often). I feel like its not working and the real reason im crazy is because i keep going back. I wish they had stats out there for how long this should take.

[ziggy1]

Hey defective,
I can so relate with you, the social anxiety, then the avoidant,
the Generalized anxiety disorder too. Then last may major depressive disorder was thrown in. Then all of them together!!

I know what you mean when you say you feel stuck. I just started using Lexapro its a real mild form of celexa and It seems to be
working fairly well so far. I also use a benzo(xanax). Sounds like you really need anxiety relief?

Not sure if you are open to trying out anymore meds? Sometimes it
takes awhile to find the right Therapist or doc to. I've been through a few myself.

Don't feel your a burden here...many nice people here to give advice and suggestions.
Hope you feel better...

[Cyran0]

I can especially relate to the shifting diagnosis problem. To date I've been labeled with PTSD, OCD, GAD, and Depression.

Cyran0

[jurplesman]

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I can especially relate to the shifting diagnosis problem. To date I've been labeled with PTSD, OCD, GAD, and Depression.

Cyran0

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You'll find that all these labels share insulin resistance which lies at the root of most "mental illnesses".

Please read:

The Serotonin Connection

Depression is a Nutritional Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Hypoglycemia

[cheetah]

Well...
Mental illnesses often come in groups like Cyran posted. I too have more than one diagnosis.

Also, I doubt you are "crazy" like you said. Mental illnesses are medical conditions just like heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and thousands more. Often the one writing your prescription is a *medical* doctor. Many psych meds aren't an immediate fix and sometimes it takes time to find the right drug for the right patient.

[pachyderm]

Getting multiple diagnoses does not make you not you. Whatever your symptoms, you are still you. I think it's nice to concentrate on that and not on labels.

[BalishBun]

It totally throws you off when your diagnosis changes with different therepists. You kind of don't have any closure as to what you really have, because the so called professionals keep changing their mind.