I'm officially diagnosed with GAD (I think? God knows), have had about 3 bouts of counselling amd 2 of CBT. It hasn't helped and I cant keep living like this - not in a suicidal way but in the sense it is just not sustainable.
I'm pretty certain I have something beyond GAD but im struggling to work out what. People close to me (including my friend who is a licensed therapist) have suggested OCD or Autism the most.
I recently went to my GP to be asked to be referred for an assessment for OCD by a psychiatrist. They referred me to a service who just offered me CBT again and said they couldn't diagnose/assess me for CBT and told me to go to my GP for that (I tried!!!)
I know private is an option, and likely i could afford it, but my problem is I have no idea to look for. I dont know what's wrong with me, and what kind of treatment would be best.
Is there anyway I can just sit down with someone (assumingly a psychiatrist) and have proper conversation where I outline everything and they let me know what they think I've got going on, and the best way to address it?