I am based in the UK and every site advises that the fist thing to do is contacct your GP.

Having suffered anxiety for years, I have been to the GP a number of time.

 \- First time I was prescribed some drugs.

\- Second time I did get to see an NHS therapist but it felt like a tick box where I filled in a form every week and she'd then ask me about my past traumas.

\-Third time I was just prescibed drugs again. I was truly at the edge and was drinking to get me through the day. I walked out of my job and ended up unemployed for six months.

Since then I've stabilised and managed to find a new job. Only, I am not sure how long this will last. I am struggling to work each day and find myself putting off work until I have to work all night to meet my deadlines. When I was younger I could manage this but now I am just feeling burned out.

I want to try and get some therapy, no drugs, but even the thought of going to the GP causes me to shut down. I feel like I have to push them, tell them how miserable I am , just to get somethind done. 

Does anyone know of another way to get a therapist or some kind of diagnosis, without going to the GP?