Hello, I’ve struggled with anxiety all my life and I’m now in my mid 20’s and I feel like it’s progressed to a level I’ve never experienced before. It’s destroying my life, relationships, and my “career”. It extremely sky rockets in social situations to where anyone I’m around or communicating with can clearly see that I have chronic anxiety disorder and might as well have “ANXIETY” written across my forehead. I’ve never liked the idea of pharmaceuticals but it’s just too much to bear and i feel my condition is really holding me back. How do you guys try to treat or manage your anxiety? What is the process like of seeing a doctor and getting prescribed an effective medication? I just don’t know where to start. &amp; it seems like the only meds that are truly effective are controlled substances and I feel like a doctor is just going to look at me as a young man and give me something that’s ineffective yet costly or not want to give me anything at all. To be honest the idea of going to a doctor is intimidating to me but at the same time I’m sure they’ll visibly be able to discern that I’m not lying to them. I don’t even have the money to get treated (whatever that means) but I feel like I need to take action and find somewhere to start. Thanks for any input I’m sure there is someone out there who can relate.