^ congrats! That's awesome. Would be cool if I could bring myself to do that. But maybe it wouldn't be. I already went to therapy for many years from a young boy to about 20 years old and nothing worked. I've been off meds for 6 years. I don't really want to go back to try to talk to someone when I didn't like what it did to me when I was younger. I feel better now than I did then. Or not better but at least I trick myself into thinking it's better now. Hmm. I don't know, but let us know how therapy turns out for you. I couldn't open up in front of them. It was always awkward, way too awkward and I couldn't say much. I had nothing to say.
i think when therapy's forced on someone, its hard to really make it work- the guy im thinking of seeing specifically mentions how being introverted and shy can affect someone in his information online- so i think that sounds promising to me- because i think especially with sa you need someone who understands that like leaving the house is stressful, being in a room with someone is stressful, talking to a receptionist, etc- so many things can cause us to panic- i just really need someone who understands that.
i just can't live like the way i am- the only other therapy i've had was when i was like around 6 i think when parents divorced- i didn't go for very long, but i didn't like it because i felt like it made a bigger deal out of things than they really were= and at that time, i didn't really think i had problems- that i had to make them up, if that makes sense. but i did get free candy, which was nice.
and for better or worse, you've hung in there- and if you've been without medication for 6 years, then it sounds like things are better- at least you're your own person- not being forced to be under a microscope, ya know?