Anyone here see a therapist?

[Supercoolmayo]

Intranet screwed me up I can reading therapist as the rapist

 

[Meadow]

Thats a long time for a break thru. Was it worth it for you?

My mother is in the mental health field so I've always been greatly open minded to the idea. It was a helpful experience at minimum, but I went for a specific reason. My cousin had been killed and it was the second death (via murder) I was dealing with within the span of 1.5 months, and I recognized that I was in a place where I needed someone to help me navigate my thoughts/emotions. That therapist definitely did help me with that. Certain topics/experiences, like death and mourning, are very difficult to navigate by yourself or with people around you who might not understand what you're going through, so I'm definitely glad I did it.

I do think it would have been a lot better of an experience if he was a black woman/man, however. I felt like there were a lot of pre-conceived, racially motivated notions about the people I lost because they were young black men and I definitely had a few moments of black consciousness in that space because he was a white, middle-class dude.

Is there a specific occurrence in your life that is making you contemplate therapy, or is it just something you're interested in general?

 

[SirReginald]

why did you stop?

Well this was when I was a child. However, I outgrown being immature, so my parents said I didn't need a therapist anymore.

 

[Vice Queen]

@hoodheronova it has. I value meditation more now. I'm learning how to cope better.

 

[hoodheronova]

My mother is in the mental health field so I've always been greatly open minded to the idea. It was a helpful experience at minimum, but I went for a specific reason. My cousin had been killed and it was the second death (via murder) I was dealing with within the span of 1.5 months, and I recognized that I was in a place where I needed someone to help me navigate my thoughts/emotions. That therapist definitely did help me with that. Certain topics/experiences, like death and mourning, are very difficult to navigate by yourself or with people around you who might not understand what you're going through, so I'm definitely glad I did it.

I do think it would have been a lot better of an experience if he was a black woman/man, however. I felt like there were a lot of pre-conceived, racially motivated notions about the people I lost because they were young black men and I definitely had a few moments of black consciousness in that space because he was a white, middle-class dude.

Is there a specific occurrence in your life that is making you contemplate therapy, or is it just something you're interested in general?

That's wild, glad you and your family were mature enough to seek a therapist. For me its just a general thing. I mean i have a doctor for the physical health but nothing for the mental health. N i rather talk to an expert who can make me see things clearer than one of my boys

It sound expensive tho

Well this was when I was a child. However, I outgrown being immature, so my parents said I didn't need a therapist anymore.

so that shyt actually works for something then

@hoodheronova it has. I value meditation more now. I'm learning how to cope better.

Yea so i dont necessarily need a therapist, but a spiritual advisor would be nice. I just want a doctor who can heal me spiritually cause we all get stressed from time to time, but it seems like we carry that extra baggage.

 

[Meadow]

That's wild, glad you and your family were mature enough to seek a therapist. For me its just a general thing. I mean i have a doctor for the physical health but nothing for the mental health. N i rather talk to an expert who can make me see things clearer than one of my boys

It sound expensive tho

There are various ways to take care of your mental health: exercise/treating your physical health well; maintaining balance in your life and ensuring breaks from work/school/etc; meditation, yoga; therapeutic exercises (writing/journaling). Therapy is an option of many.

 

[NerdNash]

I tweet... That's my therapy