Thanks for your reply Kathleen,
Who said it was me that had the problem?
Let's just say it's, um, a "friend"?
Ok ok... so I went to see my GP yesterday about some of those symptoms, which I have had several times of late, usually associated with some physical illness too (most ear infection, which I am prone to). This time round they have been going on for about 3-4 weeks!
He suggested that I might be depressed, which I didn't think was likely because, although I was severely depressed before I pulled myself out of it and set in motion some thinking patterns that I thought should pretty much guarantee that it doesn't come back.
Maybe that is overconfident, but I still have that predominant positivity. However, putting those symptoms down in black & white does seem to match the profile. It's not so much about pigeonholing as understanding what is causing these symptoms so I can do something about it! Before I considered the possibility of depression I was concentrating on the symptoms - especially the concentration issues. My attempts to overcome those have been met with frustration and worry, as well as stress because of the way its affecting my work. I wouldn't say I'm ruminating on this constantly but I suppose if it is depression then that can't be helping.
What I really want is to overcome these symptoms - just about all of them are affecting my quality of life at the moment. I am also starting to worry that they are going to affect my upcoming marriage. I really want to send these things, or at least most of them, into remission before that happens.
Do you think seeing one of the clued-up therapists from these forums would be worthwhile in either case? I have little faith that I'll get anywhere with my GPs or even anyone they are likely to refer me to - although I might be lucky. I just don't want to leave it to luck if there is a way I can get solutions for these things quickly and easily - even if I have to pay out a bit.
Best regards,
Milamber