College counseling centers like the one I manage in southwest Washington are accustomed to seeing students with anxiety, mood, and personality disorders. Turns out that there are far more young people with personality disorders that are not seeking help than most people expected. I am also someone who believes there should be a category for some form of "anxious personality disorder" for people that seem to have a personality built on anxiety, like many people with GAD.
1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder
From William Meek, About.com GuideDecember 7, 2008
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I think that fact is true that a lot
of people, whether young or old end up not seeking help and end up suffering terribly. My son is a great example. He just turned 18, was a senior in high school, and he decided to quit. Last year as a Junior, he was being privately tutored but the school had it w/ the
budget and cut the tutoring. Too bad b/c my son was doing well w/ that. It took him over a year to tell me he couldn’t even go to school anymore, nor even talk to his
friends. To make matters worse, he also has to struggle with Asperger’s Syndrome, which affects the social skills, as does GAD. I finally steered my son in the right direction as to where to get help. I
drive him there, once per week for
therapy and once per month for medication management. His pdoc put him on Wellbutrin, Risperdal and Clonodine. I also think the fact that he’s a guy, made it harder for him to approach me, and ask me for help. It does seem easier and more acceptable for a woman to ask for help, and not feel bad about it.