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I have personally had the opposite problem. Multiple mental health professionals have told me there's nothing wrong with me. Yet I'm still desperately unhappy,

I have personally had the opposite problem. Multiple mental health professionals have told me there's nothing wrong with me. Yet I'm still desperately unhappy, completely beholden to my anxiety, and utterly unable to organize my thoughts, to the detriment of my career and personal life. In my experience it's difficult to find a professional who takes me seriously. I feel like I've been treated like a drug-seeker. It's all very demoralizing.

DanBC 11y ago
I'm sorry you've had that experience. It sucks. Traditional medication used for anxiety include stuff like diazepam, lorazepam, tamazepam, etc. These all have some abuse potential, and some potential for addiction. If you decide that you still want to seek treatment here's some information from the UK "NICE" (the organisation that looks at cost-effectiveness of treatment and makes evidence based recommendations). http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/generalised-anxiety-disorder http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/generalised-anxiety-dis... https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs53 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs53 https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/offer-psychological-interventions-for-anxiety-disorders https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/offer-psychological-int... https://www.nice.org.uk/news/press-and-media/new-nice-quality-standard-aims-to-improve-recognition-assessment-and-availability-of-treatments-for-anxiety-disorders https://www.nice.org.uk/news/press-and-media/new-nice-qualit... Hopefully this gives you some information that you can use if you decide to seek help in future.
chatmasta 11y ago
What is the difference between a drug-seeker, and a patient aware of his options? It's too bad that the more logical you are with your psychiatrist, the more they find reason to diagnose you. But I'm just commenting on an Internet forum.

DanBC 11y ago

I'm sorry you've had that experience. It sucks. Traditional medication used for anxiety include stuff like diazepam, lorazepam, tamazepam, etc. These all have some abuse potential, and some potential for addiction. If you decide that you still want to seek treatment here's some information from the UK "NICE" (the organisation that looks at cost-effectiveness of treatment and makes evidence based recommendations). http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/generalised-anxiety-disorder http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/generalised-anxiety-dis... https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs53 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs53 https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/offer-psychological-interventions-for-anxiety-disorders https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/offer-psychological-int... https://www.nice.org.uk/news/press-and-media/new-nice-quality-standard-aims-to-improve-recognition-assessment-and-availability-of-treatments-for-anxiety-disorders https://www.nice.org.uk/news/press-and-media/new-nice-qualit... Hopefully this gives you some information that you can use if you decide to seek help in future.

chatmasta 11y ago

What is the difference between a drug-seeker, and a patient aware of his options? It's too bad that the more logical you are with your psychiatrist, the more they find reason to diagnose you. But I'm just commenting on an Internet forum.