I actually disagree with the kind of therapy you're suggesting. Psychodynamic therapies, like psychoanalysis, don't have much success with anxiety disorders. Plus, they're expensive and last a long time. I would suggest maybe a mindfulness based therapy, with some metacognitive and behavioral components. Dialectical behavioral therapy is good for anxiety, and tends to combine those elements. These kinds of therapies can produce lasting results in just 6-8 sessions as well, making them very cost-effective for the client.

Nobody said they want it, at all. It might just do some good to at least try to do something about it, rather than bitching about your life on the internet.

THE WHOLE POINT OF THE SITE IS TO WHINE! Look at the title people! Also, it's "whining" not "whinging." And I understand that at the wise age of 18 you feel that you know exactly what everyone else goes through and exactly how life should be handled. How exactly is she supposed to "do something about this," with "this" being her depression and anxiety? Those two go hand in hand. It's not like she can't be anxious because she's depressed. She didn't say she used all of her sick days because of her depression/anxiety. Maybe she had the freakin swine flu and missed some days. Plus, mental issues can cause physical symptoms. It's not like you go into a doctor's office, say, "Oh hey, I'm depressed," and they give you some magical pills and you're cured. She may have a lifelong affliction and is trying to find what medication works. I don't think it's too much for her to ask that her roommates be a little more understanding. Seriously, people like you make me sick. You think that because she posted on this website, she's whining and not trying to improve her life. Obviously, by forgetting to refill her prescription, it's an invitation for her roommates to be shitheads. You shouldn't assume everyone's condition is like yours, and they should adapt the same way that you do. Maybe you're a stronger person with a better support system. Maybe she has a worse case than you do. But for you, a person who has been through this, to pretty much tell someone who is going through a hard time to "walk it off" is negating any effort being made to help people with mental problems. It's not like it's her fault. It's your brain's chemistry, and that's a little bit complicated, and takes more than just a party to fix it.

My dear, I'm British, we call it whinging here, for a start. The fact that she has run out of sick days suggests she has had a lot of time off, and not just swine flue. The fact that she has obviously been prescribed these pills and has allowed herself to run out is careless, it has happened to everyone on these types of medication before, maybe this is the OP's first time, but hopefully after this, she won't let herself run out again, because if she needs them, she will feel awful for not taking them, and it makes things 10 times worse. I'm not saying partying will fix it, I'm saying that feeling sorry for yourself is no way to make yourself better, and complaining on a website isn't either. I've always thought myself to be fairly weak when it comes to emotion, but I've had a long time to work on putting on a brave face, but I've tried since the very start of being diagnosed to be brave, and some people don't even try, I guess I just don't understand that, because hey, my logic is that if an 8 year old can do it, I'm damn sure an older person who understands it a hell of a lot better can too. I'm not saying I'm wise, I just know things about this kind of situation, and I don't believe that complaining on the internet, or even mentioning depression on the internet will make anything better. You just get called an attention seeker, when in fact you actually need to seriously talk to someone, so you're putting yourself under unneccessary stress. Not everyone is the same, but I just don't think telling the people on here is a good thing for a person's mental health, because if you're insecure, people who comment on these things aren't sympathetic, and it's hard to be really, when you know things CAN be done, it's just a question of trying, getting up out of that computer chair, and trying to do something with your life, and get yourself a sense of meaning. I know I've come across as mean, or cold, whatever, but I havn't intended to at all. I know how serious depression is, I've been surrounded by it since birth, so I just want to help, I just think that people should keep their chin up, even when it's hard to do so, because it is possible, you just have to try, or think about it. Sorry for the essay.