I used to see a psychologist, she was a nice lady, but was probably the least professional psychologist ever. She was also old and white, I am not, and this made it awkward when she said politically incorrect things. I gathered her interests were mostly romantic issues, which she was helpful for.

At the moment I'd really like to find a good psychiatrist, I would also like to get tested for ADD, which I've believed I've suffered from for a long time. But I need to go out of town, so it's going to be a few weeks. I figure my self improvement should start ASAP.

Your right though, my social anxiety does generally make me avoid going to doctors. Which is why I've put it off this long to do it. I really want to go now though, I need to change, I'm 25 and still young, but the path I'm on now will leave me unfulfilled and miserable.

Thanks for your awesome response! I'm going to stick around this subreddit more.