I seen a psych for the first time and he is leaving me on diazepam (10 years) for gad ' he has told me it is down to me to help myself. any tips plz.

Anxiety: Treatment of anxiety is through psychotherapy, behavior modification, and medications as needed.

Psychiatrist?: Learning tools and strategies are best accomplished with a psychologist. You may find that you are able to use diazepam less when your mastery of skills and techniques is more solid. Then a return visit to your psychiatrist to reduce or wean from diazepam may be in order.

Try psychotherapy: I recommend that you meet with a psychologist or therapist that you trust and with whom you can learn ways to cope with and heal from out of control anxiety. You can find a psychologist close to you here: locator.Apa.Org best, .