How can you help people in mental health without a Job as a therapist?

[skylar160]

My dream is help others with mental illnesses. I have suffered from mental disorders and addiction. However, I might not ever be able to get a job in mental health due to my criminal background. Plus schooling is very expensive. I feel kinda useless.

I'm not sure if volunteering would help but I've been unable to find any places. There's this one place that I make graphics for but I want to help people directly. My dream is to be a leader and someone people can look up to. Anytime I'm in a group, I'm just pushed to the background.

I'm not really sure what I should do.

 

[Michi_Violeta]

Maybe volunteering for online platforms? Most of us have probably tried a couple of them and it's so fucking disheartening to wait 30 mins in line just to talk with an AI or some insensitive idiot that says they understand but are just pushing self-help bullshit. I know of one called 7 Cups of Tea, someone I met on Reddit volunteered with them for years listening to people but as luck would have it—because life is unfair and shitty— she's planning to ctb soon.

What you're planning to do is beautiful and nobody should give a shit about your background. Respect!

 

[skylar160]

Maybe volunteering for online platforms? Most of us have probably tried a couple of them and it's so fucking disheartening to wait 30 mins in line just to talk with an AI or some insensitive idiot that says they understand but are just pushing self-help bullshit. I know of one called 7 Cups of Tea, someone I met on Reddit volunteered with them for years listening to people but as luck would have it—because life is unfair and shitty— she's planning to ctb soon.

What you're planning to do is beautiful and nobody should give a shit about your background. Respect!

Thank you for that, I appreciate it. What I kinda want to do is start a group for people with s*x addiction since that is something I've been in recovery for. I'm not sure if I should just use discord or some other online platform.