Hi again Jez,
That is certainly a long list of repairs you are dealing with. It really does mount up with each major challenge pulling you down further and reducing your capacity to recover from the previous challenge. At that point even the minor challenges become harder to deal with.
I have been dealing with major depression and dysthymia since I was a about 12 (now in my 60s) and the main reason it has become chronic is because it was never addressed when it first happened. I was not diagnosed until I was in my 40s and by then it was so much a part of my life, I had no idea that was what I had been dealing with all that time.
There are people in the community who do online counseling and I feel it is a good option for those who are time poor so it wouldn't hurt to post your question about pros and cons where more people will see it in the section
https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/treatments-health-professionals/bd-p/c1-sc3-b2
With respect to Anxiety, many community members have contributed to a thread on ways that have been helpful to them of managing their anxiety, you can find that thread here
https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/self-help-tips-for-managing-anxiety/td-p/50482
There is also a similar thread on Depression which you will find here
https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/self-help-tips-for-managing-depression/td-p/46141
Other sections of the forums that may be of interest to you are PTSD and Trauma, Grief and Loss, and the BB Social Zone.
I have recently, in the past few months, discovered that I have been dealing with more than I realised which forced me to look more closely at what I have been in unconscious denial about. I did work through my issues for about 10 years doing talk therapy and mistakenly thought I had a decent handle on my issues. As it turns out, much of what I have talked through is still trapped in my body and causing other health issues which I suspect may be the same for you. I am currently working with a therapist who does somatic work in addition to talk therapy and it was after a session of somatic work that I came to the above realisation. I would like to suggest when looking for an online therapist that you try to find someone who does somatic work also. Some of the therapies in this category are Somatic Experiencing, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique - also known as Tapping).
I hope this is of some help to you and please feel free to continue this conversation if you wish.
indigo
