Yup! That's exactly the same as I am...the only correlation I can imagine would be the possibility of "milestones" in our lives, for some reason this affects us cause we feel we are not "strong enough" to deal with them (funny thing is when the crap hits the fan I really am one of the strongest people I know...I'd be willing to bet that you are too  ), when I was 19 it was the thought of oh my, I'm not a kid anymore....that really kinda stressed me out thinking I would not be able to handle life....anxiety kicked in and EXTREME D IBS came...it was so bad.....I couldn't even leave my house.....not for nothing I think anyone would get anxiety about that lol. I went on LUVOX (fluvoxamine) a SSRI for about 2 yrs until I got pregnant with my son....I have been off the meds since then (about 9 yrs) and everything was fine up until another milestone year 29...now it's the OH MY GOD I am becoming older, gray hairs are going to be coming, I am noone's baby anymore (except my husbands lol), I should have a career, what about 401K plans lol you knw that sort of thing....so the anxiety and IBS (excpet alternates now between C & D with MAJOR bloating and cramps.) kiscked back up....only thing is I know what is going on now, it's not like it was the first time around when I felt like I was losing it  .
I hate drugs as well, I won't even take tylenol until absolutely necessary ( i had kidney stones, with a prescription of perkaset (sp) and still took tylenol lol. First I will try natural remedies, such as peppermint oil for headaches....if they don't work and it's too severe then I will take tylenol.
You must let me know how the hypnosis CD's work for you, I absolutely swear by meditation, and yoga so I would have to imagine that it will aid in relaxation.
You know they say your body has actually "two brains" one is in your head (obviously  ) the other is in you belly....both locations secrete serotonin (feel good neurotransmitter) so when one is screwed up it would have to make sense that the other would suffer as well.
In all honesty when my IBS symptoms are under control, I am a totally different person, so much more optimistic and my anxiety subsides...although let's face it I don't care if you got nerves of steel if you need to use the bathroom every 5 minutes you are definately going to have anxiety! I think we should all give ourselves a little more credit 
As for how much I had to alter my diet, as I said I am new to this site once I got my diagnosis I began to research this just like everything else (i am a geek lol), so I am mostly applying the basics now...oatmeal unfortunately doesn't seem to agree with me, which is tough because I used to eat that everyday, white flour seems to set me off as well....I know it is supposed to be a safe food, but doesn't work with me so sourdough and french are out, but that is not bad because I very rarely consumed breads anyway. All veggies and fruit unless cooked set me off, I seem to be very tolerable of rice flours and potatoes are a wonder for me....that is a big change because I honestly can't tell you the last time I ate potatoes. I eat a whole lot more carbs now then I ever did....I was mostly lean organic meats and fruits and veggies, oh and tonsssss of nuts and nut butters (i love them, and I am sad because I can only have a little at a time now lol  )...but beyond that not much has changed....I always ate 6 small meals a day....and I was not giving up coffee without a fight lol so I tried the simply smooth low acid coffee and I seem to tolerate that pretty well.
I still get cramping from time to time (like now lol and I am a tad C lol) but for the most part before I began applying Heather's guidelines I looked 4 mo pregnant from the severe bloating I had and would have major bouts of D and C.....now my tummy is muchhhhh flatter and the cramps usually go away....as for C, well it is certainly better than D!! lol
Now I am determined to experiment with these guidelines and come up with some delish recipes that are both healthy and IBS safe!!
My gosh I wrote a book here lol 
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