Discussion [Poll] Are you receiving therapy/ professional MH care?

[DarkJason]

I don't even bother seeking help anymore. It feels like no amount of therapy or meds in the world can fix my life at this point.

 

[snow_in_summer]

I guess my problem is it feels hard enough just to function for my job and take care of myself so I don't have the energy or time. Then the whole anxiety of even if i do im just gonna have to hold stuff back

 

[eccedentesiast]

I've been under mh services for the best part of a decade now and, numerous times, have had short courses of therapy which have provided slight relief in the moment, although this has never been sustained post-treatment. I've now been accepted onto a longer term MBT (mentalisation-based therapy) course for my BPD, which I've heard has been really helpful for other people, so I am hopeful but this is a last resort for me. I do not wish to spend the rest of my life in and out of treatment, taking medication several times per day, and if I'm no better after completing this therapy then I believe I was not meant to be.

 

[sbem]

i wouldnt mind getting help but at some pointi would have to tell my family that i have some problems and since my sister is getting help even if it's not that serious it has taken a huge toll on my
parents and so combining everything together makes me think it's not worth it and still at some point i don't mind staying like this i wouldn't like going to therapy and getting told something i don't want to hear so it's better like this i think

 

[savv]

I've been getting therapy since March. I feel guilty outright telling them that this hasn't been working, and that I'm certain I'll end up croaking anyways through no fault of their own. I ended up having to fake a narrative of me getting better during our sessions, and that's made me feel guilt about that too. Medication just flat out isn't an option because of the cost.

 

[Seneca65AD]

1st time poster - but probably one of the eldest on here (60 ish). Tried meds and therapy periodically since the mid '80's. Therapy did not work other than providing another future date to look towards and "hope". Meds just keep me from acting impulsively but I still have the planning stage as a fall back if my life or career suffer a set-back. 4 previous "serious" attempts over the decades - first time was June, 1986. 2 hospitalizations. Each time an unexpected event interrupted a succesful completion. Even to the point that I left my phone on to listen to an appropriate playlist and the authorities tracked my phone after my accountant called (he has never called me on my private line ever). I have no recollection of 4 days so this is was relayed to me by the psychiatrist and my now ex-partner. I feel like I'm getting closer to the end and it is more difficult to force myself to go through the motions of living. I do not feel there is any realistic chance of beating this "black dog" as per Churchill.

 

[Dark Moon]

I was given a high dosage of anti depressant sertraline after my last suicide attempt, other than that nothing else.

 

[Nrocoop]

I'm doing both meds and therapy. Have done so on and off for 26 years. Bipolar, plus chronic illness in old age and low income, sees me returning to SS recently.

 

[Pickle&Pumpkin]

Both. I've been through a whole list of meds, but now that I think my diagnosis finally lines up, the medications usually help. I also switched therapists recently to someone who challenges me instead of just listening.

 

[wheelsonthebus]

Both. I've been through a whole list of meds, but now that I think my diagnosis finally lines up, the medications usually help. I also switched therapists recently to someone who challenges me instead of just listening.

Damn. Mine only challenged me but never listened. Hope you find a good balance!

 

[BeyondSurvival]

Even though I respect getting professional help, what I need is people who listen to me because they love me, not because they make money from it.

 

[yzzzy]

Nothing. Once I was able to recover by myself (in 2023 when I tried to ctb multiple times). Can't afford treatment here. No one in my family or anyone understands me . Most therapists in my country are so called religious people and I don't believe in them. It costs money to get good therapy. I have zero. This time I'm not sure about my life. No one cares about me. No therapy can fix the amount of trauma and problems I'm going through. i don't need typical everything will be fine or meditate to reduce stress type therapy.

 

[GhostPiano]

On both. It actually has helped me a lot. But only because I finally found a good therapist that actually listens and understands. Meds are kinda meh. The ones I'm on are better than nothing but definitely haven't found ones that makes me feel normal lol. Just (kind of) functional.

 

[leftoverss1ep06]

Just started a new therapist and a new medication. It did help previously, until it didn't (side effects got too intrusive for the meds and we kinda reached the max we could do with my old therapist to the point where the conversations started to get redundant and we were always talking about the same tools. Now i'm at a new spacialized clinic and i got a diagnosis, so we'll see how it goes. However, it's been pretty hard starting both new things at the same time, esp cause i have the habit of getting really mad at myself for trying to be better in the early days.

 

[Leonard_Bangley39]

part of me hopes that someone near me finds out and has me institutionalized so i can at least just sit in a psych ward or something without having to worry about things like finding a job or a place to stay.

 

[kajal]

not yet

 

[v0idion]

technically i got into therapy for chronic nightmares,but apparently they switched it up to social anxiety? and she was talking about some stuff like depression and medication but i guess ill see how that goes on the next appointment...

 

[ZornTheDreaded]

Gotta love when the therapist knows this isn't working at all, but hey they'll still take my money

 

[Sakaki Lalonde]

Omg everybody told me to start therapy so i did and its so fucking useless lmao

 

[newslaves916]

Nah cuz it's a trap