PD affects the basal ganglia, a part of the brain that is also connected to obsessive compulsive behaviors and other mental problems. My dad had PD with extreme anxiety that did not respond to drugs. He even had ECT several times to combat it. He saw a doctor once a year at Mass General (my dad lived in FL) and the neuro, an MDS, said he didn't want to see him anymore because he could not deal with my dad's anxieties. That hurt my parents a lot.

I think the need to avoid anxiety is at the root of my attempt to live a regimented life without stress. I avoid any thing that might cause me anxiety, in a kind of obsessive way. That leads me to procrastinate, which causes me more anxiety. I've been trying to get a handle on things but it's hard to do it alone. I may seek some therapy soon because I seem to be sabotaging myself in many ways. My life should be simple, and I'm messing it up.