[user12160]

Hey

I'm 22 Male

I had few mental problems the past few years but I will split them to 2 main categories.

The first one - performance anxiety that included

Possible trigger:

sexual performance anxiety (couldn't make it hard) that took me 4-5 months the get rid of and its I believe because I with the same girl for the past 3 years, I'm pretty sure that if I would need to be with new girl right now It will come back BIG TIME.

another thing the I developed just in age 16-17 it's speech anxiety - I'm literally shacking everytime I need to read something in front of people, if its short for like few seconds I could do it but if its more than that I physically can't do it, even if I have the courage to try, I'm like run out of air to speak after few words.
Before I will move to my second problem I just want to say that I not always was like that, I remember that as a child in elementary school I use to read in front all the school (around 200-300 people) without any problem.

My second problem - I'm really hypochondar and a lot of time I have certain symptoms I freak out and think I have some dangerous disease and start to imagine another symptoms.
Also when I face a health problem (like the sexual performance anxiety) I think about it 24/7 and it really disturb me from living life normally and I'm in a deep depression until it really go away.

So that my main mental problems, I went to few sessions of therapy but the psychologist told me I have deep anxiety problem that I could solve maybe after few years of therapy and now I obviously don't have the money for it.

So to sum up my question is - can I solve my problems without help of therapist ?
I don't care to read books, follow online programs or change daily habits of mine - anything to get rid of those problems.

Just want to say that I'm not going to try anti anxiety meds from my own reasons.

Thanks.

** I'm not a native speaker so if something not clear please let me know and I will try to explain better.

[Skeezyks]

Hello user12160: I see this is your first post here on PC. Welcome to Psych Central.

The Anxiety forum, here on PC, may be one that will be of interest to you. Here's a link just in case you haven't already found it:

https://psychcentralforums.com/anxie...c-and-phobias/

You wrote: "I don't care to read books, follow online programs or change daily habits of mine - anything to get rid of those problems." Perhaps I misunderstand. But this makes it sound as though you don't want to do any of these things to address your anxiety problem. However perhaps you meant these are things you'd be willing to try since you can't afford long-term therapy?

Here are links to 7 articles, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of anxiety disorders & ways to cope with anxiety:

Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Types & Treatments | Psych Central

10 Things People With Anxiety Need to Do Every Day

9 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Right Here, Right Now

15 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Anxiety Symptoms

https://psychcentral.com/lib/top-10-...s-for-anxiety/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/10-way...d-empowerment/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/hyper-...-tips-to-help/

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

[user12160]

Thanks !!

I read some of those articles and found them really helpful !

And yes, I do meant that I'm willing to do all those stuff because I can't afford therapy right now.