dont try and diagnose yourself; people dont always (or dare i say, usually?) fall into one category. depressed people can have bouts of mania without being BP; people with anxiety can have bouts of depression or psychoses, whatever.
instead, focus on your symptoms, not what their titles are, and try and treat them. generally, i believe talking about your feelings (especially the shitty ones) to any kind of mentor, teacher, or doctor can be extremely helpful.
if you do decide to see a counselor, you can talk to them about taking medication; i generally suggest trying other approaches to managing stuff without meds right at first...im not opposed to psych. medication (i take it myself) but often times there are other influences causing the problems...and, prescriptions are not always cheap!
but, yeah....talk to a counselor, not just a doctor. it sounds like you need someone who can see all the dimentions of you, not just hand you a prescription.
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