Suggest Treatment For Severe Anxiety

When people yell at me because I can no longer see well and can t remember as much as I used to, is that the result of the awful stress I seem to have in my life now? (I had a major concussion a few months back, and since then my life has become nothing but agony, pain... and criticism from family, friends and co-workers!! My doctor says that the symptoms will eventually fade away; I hope he is right... No signs of that yet! I m 59, too young (ha!) to be senile some people tell me… and others imply that all I need to do is concentrate more (according to some of my co-workers.) God knows, I try doing that from when I wake up in the morning until I fall asleep at night (exhausted!) ... usually with little or no success. Recently, I ve started avoiding people as much as possible just to have some peace in my life. PS - I don t smoke, drink or use drugs. Also, I was diagnosed with RA when I was 48.... and I wonder if that may be part of my forgetful and anxiety problems? Do I need a psychiatrist, as my adult children constantly suggest? Any compassionate and serious advice would be much appreciated! Thank you!