| > I've heard other ideas like reaching out to a local university, although I'm not sure how that works. 1 ) I guess want you want to look for is research programs that take in volunteers. Those are usually at the cutting edge of what is being done to treat any given condition. Find the mental health institution that is affiliated with your local university, browse and see. I wouldn't let anyone test drugs on me though. Especially if you have an HN brain. But many of the new stuff ( for anxiety anyway ) revolves around psychotherapy variations. Like practicing mindfulness and just variants of CBT ( +/- medication that has been in use for a while and thought to be helpful ). 2 ) Attend a local suport group ( that in of itself can be good ) and you will hear plenty of good and bad stories about good and bad local practitioners. Online forums can't hurt but they may or may not help you find someone in your vicinity. > say the wrong thing to the wrong person and you'll end up involuntarily committed to a hospital. True. Those wrong things are limited to instances of imminent harm to self or others AFAIK / IANAL. I guess if you have those sorts of thoughts, you may still consider actually talking about it because, well, you apparently don't actually want to do any of that right ? And which is worse ? I don't think that flirting with suicidal ideas in of itself would do you in if you spoke about it. I don't think they have the resources to take anyone in anyhow ... if you manage to show that you are ~ well organized ( work, education, activities, friends, a support network ) and downplay how bad of a shape you're in to just below the above threshold, the chances of involuntary commitment are like <= 0.06% ( made up figure ) Additionally, were you to be involuntarily commited, electro-convulsive therapy doesn't follow. It must be a shity situation to be in, but they won't lock you up for 6 months cause you were on the edge. I would still probably try to avoid that though. Lastly, make sure you try everything else also ; excercise, eating healthy, all that stuff. It turns out it can kick your brain back to ~ normal : ) Hope that helps. I'll leave you in the intermediate care of Dr. Harvey ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75RUVQdI780 and take this prescription will you ? ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EWNV33Ws1g |