I was diagnosed when my GP referred me urgently to a psychiatrist. I was seen within a couple of weeks. Other the years I have been diagnosed with severe clinical depression, GAD, social anxiety, and obsessive tendencies. I know for a fact that speedy referral, and my subsequent care, saved my life…… I’ve had CBT, relationship counselling (on my own, to deal with the breakdown of my first marriage), have spent time in a psychiatric hospital and am on a number of medications - 2 anti depressants and a mood stabiliser, as well as pain medications that also help my anxiety.