When to Seek Therapy

With depression being one of the most common forms of mental illness in the world, I felt obligated to make this post.
Side note: depression, of course, is not the only form of mental illness that many suffer from. However, since 280 million people around the globe deal with depression, I felt like it was an important fact to note so those reading this, who suffer from depression, know that they are not alone and that help is available for them.

All of us living on this earth go through various trials and tribulations throughout our lives. Despite the different challenges we face, these challenges have made us uncomfortable or even caused trauma and/or chaos in our lives. It is important to deal with these past, present, and future hurts in a healthy way so we can cope and heal from them. Doing the opposite with magnify our pain and skew our perspective in life.

Unfortunately, in the year 2022, many still may have a negative stigma towards seeking help for their mental health. Some may feel as if they are “ok” or “not bad enough” for therapy, but continue deal with their hurts in an unhealthy way (such as projecting their hurts and frustrations on others). Confiding in a close, trusted friend is a step in the right direction; however, talking to a friend can only get you so far.

Mental health is similar to our physical health. We go to the doctor for our yearly physical exams to ensure that our bodies are functioning optimally. If some health issue is discovered during that physical exam, the doctor will order the necessary studies to follow up with and eventually treat the ailment so that we can return to optimal health. Imagine skipping one of our regular doctor’s visits, only to see our physician later down the road with a serious ailment that may have been prevented or treated earlier on before it got worse. Yikes! Seeing a therapist is very similar to seeing our doctors for various issues we may have. Therapists are there to help us reach optimal mental health. And speaking from first hand experience, it is better to seek help BEFORE things get “bad enough”.

I found this excellent FREE mental health resource online, maybe two years ago. It is on Youtube, in addition to other social media platforms, and they have their own website. It is called Psych2Go, and I’ve included two of their videos below. Please watch this videos, since it gives the top five signs that it is time to seek therapy and the lies that depression may tell us.

Also, stay tuned for my next post on depression.

 

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