Good to see your site back up - I hope you don't mind me placing some thoughts on this subject if you feel it may help the previous contributors.

I have suffered with anxiety (medically diagnosed) for around 8 years now. In some profound way I think God has used it in my life to bring me closer to Him (I was a lapsed Catholic for around 11 years). The illness unmasked the illusion of my self sufficiency, and by God's grace I returned back to Him and His Church during an 18 month period of psychotherapy.

I still live with anxiety, regularly use medication, and am able to work, and I've found that there are benefits: I now am more aware than ever before of my need for God, and I feel that through this illness, He is gradually opening up my heart to Him and to those I come accross in my daily life. And in some mysterious way, I know that at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist especially as well as in my life generally, my offering of this cross takes on an eternal significance in God's plan.

I have also found the sacrament of reconciliation to be of great healing value since my return to the Church, and am reminded of a quote by G K Chesterton which goes something like this: 'psychoanalysis is like confession without the absolution!' I hope the above is useful for you as you discern God's plan for your life:)