Has anyone ever gone to a therapist for depression/anxiety etc.?

Shut the fuck up fucking faggot. Just because someone else is dying of cancer doesn't mean you're not dying of a gunshot wound. No one will ever be happy under capitalism except for the wealthy, regardless if other people are unhappy under other systems. And frankly the majority will be unhappy until motherfukers like you die.

If you get a good one they can be extremely helpful. You aren't wrong you could probably do it yourself, but think of it this way.
You could probably go to the gym and get yourself into body builder shape, but a personal trainer who actually knows the steps the science and will keep you accountable and personalise something that works for you every step of the way would be faster and way more effective.

Psychologists know the steps, they can help you pinpoint your issues, they can help design plans for your recovery and so on.

Anyway if you wanted to help yourself I'll tl;Dr depression and anxiety solutions for you.

Depression = lifestyle: Diet, exercise, social circles, job, how yoy spend your time, accomplishments, etc. If you're depressed, you're not fulfilled.

Anxiety = thinking: anxiety is a survival response. Your brain literally thinks something is coming to hurt you. (It's kind of dumb). It's a future oriented emotion. Handling anxiety is one part talking yourself through how little the emotion is actually helping you, because it doesn't do shit. (We aren't in the wild anymore), one part distraction, and one part finding the sources and resolving them. Behind on bills? Fix your finances. Unresolved conflict with friends? Work it out. Addiction? Beat it. So on and so on.
Important note, both depression and anxiety could possibly point to medical causes. Check in with a family doctor as well. For example hypothyroidism can cause both depression and anxiety. It can also kill you so, you know, yeah. Questions?

Pretty low fucking bar.

Research "Cure for Depression".
You'll realize there isn't one.
Keep that in mind when you're interviewing therapists to decide on which one to go to.
They can only help you deal with the symptoms, not cure you.

went for 1 year was a therapist more of a hippie approach in retrospect a psychologist would of been better because a therapist won't tell you your problem but expect you to come to a conclusion which is bullshit imo just another way to milk more money out you i spent over £1400 was not worth jack shit id say see a psychologist

If you didn't have crap health care it would have been worth it, but you don't so, no, talk to a friend or something instead

I think you're projecting your own feelings of failure on everyone else. I'm not wealthy but I'm happy.

The guy you're arguing with is a loser. He hasn't made anything of himself but he can't bare to blame himself and actually make a change. That's too hard. So all he has to do is blame the system that he has no control over so now he's a loser because of someone else. He's shifted his locus of control from an internal to an external one. He doesn't do things, things happen to him. This is a commonality among leftists.

This dude nailed it.

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Hahaha

LOVE how in the USA we must ask retarded questions like this. Hummm thinking of killing myself, but my copay...

You is a dumb nigger that is repression some shit.

God damn cut right to it.

>Capliatistism

Way to stay on fucking message.

>Retard alert.

Could be the US sanctions fucking of our comrades in DPRK. Keep living in your world of everything in USA is A OK and we don't fuck other places over. It's their own fault durp.

they don't tell you ypur problem nigger because they don't actually know if that is your problem given how tricky memory are.

They could end up planting a false memory in your mind.

God you are one stupid arrogant fuck

That's an objectively bad idea.

What's it like being a fool?

I got a therapist for free, almost. Paying minimum amount.
I went there on recommendation of my family who, after having had my 3rd breakdown and being suicidal for years, sent me there.

I mean it helped being able to seriously dump my perspective and talk about it with a trained individual who won't judge me for every little thing I say.

I've been there for a year now, I am no longer suicidal but I haven't changed much of my perspective.
And I don't believe that anything will ever change it, I'd still prefer not to be around anyone, or be around at all, atleast I don't feel the immediate urge to kill myself.

So it can help in some way it always depends on yourself.

A man wiser than me once said "everyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined". Make of that what you will.

Thanks, man!

I think much of the problem in American is the very fact people do think they can work through their own issues themselves.

To elaborate on your analogy. If you have never worked out a day in your life, and go and try to clean and press 135 you will likely hurt yourself.

So it makes sense to have a professional 'coach' you until you have the tools needed.

To often I see people thinking they can be their own coach and they are just making their life, and other worse off while causing real harm.

Also, think this is the issue with, talk with some friends. Your friend is likely a retard that will tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear. Also they have no fucking clue what they are talking about.

Lastly if daddy Freud taught us anything, it's not only the act of awareness in overcoming whatever, that is reading a text book, but it is the physical process of talking with a therapist that is therapeutic.

Kind like sex. Not the same by yourself.

user, get your test levels checked and if they are low, hop on HRT. Higher test = better life

>therapist
>the rapist
It doesn't help, and you're supposed to lie to get forwards.

Dude just do drugs you'll find out sooner or later. Been 2 years clean of weed after 5 years. I guess you could say that was chronic. Went in three occasions just to find out what monkeys we really are. Do you think that with our intellectual capacity as is we'll find out in a near future down to every detail the behaviour of the universe? Why would this happen with human nature? Just accept yourself as the psycho you are for now, there's no way around it. Also try out fucking like this

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OF COURSE YOU GOTTA START BY EATING all your VITAMINS AND DOING A SHIT LOADS OF EXCERCISE!! MAN IF YOURE FAT OR SKINNY YOU AINT SUPPOSED TO BE FEELING GOOD!!!! IT MESSES YOUR HEAD UP!!!!!!!!!

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OH YOU GOTTA BE MAKING SOME KIND OF MONEY SO YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING to other chimps. I'd say master some trade, art or skill. But for real, this way you will not only have tools to play around in life, you will actually solve high information complex problems, and get money someway or another. Being aware is not such a trend now so expect a lot of fucked up people in everyday life, also be ready to stand up for yourself. Life is constant activity all around you.

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let /b be your the rapist

This is gold
>Being aware is not such a trend now so expect a lot of fucked up people in everyday life

We all have up. Our corporate bosses don't like that old fashion idea

You won't fix it yourself, it doesn't work like that. It'll only get worst and worst. If you can actually afford a therapist, do it user, I'd kill to be able to get help and get better. I speak from experience though, mental illnesses only get worst without proper help no amount of self help, research etc. you do on your own will be enough.

oh cmon what's wrong with looking for meaning with your life on the line? you robot

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>Truth here

people saying hurr durr jurr DIY your mental health are fucking retarded.

DIY user or you'll end up a capitalist robot it's your only hope

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Yes I found it decent, not sure what I was paying for. I got stuff off my chest and the guy ussually sided with me. I also got strategies to avoid thoughts about murdering my neighbor.

Read heidegger seid und zeit. b/eing and Time, people really underestimate philosophy nowadays.

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i did, no in all probability you wont sort it out yourself(you might think you do but its whole different thing). its good you are aware you have some problems, quite possibly you have alot more of them than you think. if you can spare time and money - do it. it helps in many ways. i regret i couldnt afford it a decade ago...

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Da fuk I'm lokin @?

Read heidegger

GTFO nerd.

This, mane.
People really have forgotten the value of athleticism and meditation.

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I find it's pretty hit and miss when it comes to therapy. Too many therapists take the approach of "tell me about your feelings" and that really doesn't fucking work if you're not a touchy feely type.
I directly looked for a therapist that deals primarily with men, because the approach was different. Good dude. He ended up getting me into a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course, which I found immensely helpful.

Don't get me wrong. I'm still depressed and have a lot of anxiety. It's impossible to be a thinking man and not be anxious and depressed in this fucking clown world we live in. I just deal with it a lot better.

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You sound like a deeply closeted homosexual.

it's philosophy

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No shit nerd.

I'm openly bisexual. With a preference for women.

Look, the fact of the matter is that men and women think differently. You can deny it all you want, but our cognitive processes differ significantly. Half the reason society is in such a shitty state is because we've been treating men like women for the last few decades, and it doesn't fucking work.

Look bro for real the best advice i ever took was learn a martial art. After that you can't go wrong. Why spend your time and money talking to some dude who won't give a shit about your experience just to be guided through your own consciousness. I take being able to kick ass every day

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At least swat flies with a book once in a while.

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If you don't like your first experience with a therapist, you probably won't eventually come to like them. Find one you can immediately open up to.

I'm probably not the best guy to speak out about this seeing as my first therapist tried to have sex with me (I was 16), but talking about it help. I'd suggest friends or people close to you. I know that it goes against the idea of talking to an outsider, but being open with the people close to you is amazing. If you've got someone who yo think you can be 100% open with (likely, it's just fear that keeps people from expressing themselves), you should try that. Also, it's free.

prozac dealers who commit you for years at a time stay the hell away

This guy had a pretty clear line on it but was largely ignored.

A couple of warnings:
Just about any idiot with can call themselves a 'therapist' after taking a couple of weekend seminars (sometimes less, varies by state). Be careful who you choose or you''ll end up just paying someone to talk to you.

Drugs with no counseling is just addiction. Counseling alone can work but it can also take a frustratingly long time.

Social media is bad for you. The more we study this the more obvious it becomes.

Good physical health is good for mental health, this has been well studied and well documented.

If you are under 26, and especially if you are in school or somewhere else where your peer group is almost exclusively persons very near to you in age, there is a very good chance your will grow out of your depression once you're in the 'real world' and have to deal with 'real world' problems.

Good luck user, sometimes life sucks, even if you were Paris Hilton life would still suck sometimes.

Well...it depends... I needed to get some meds that would provide me some stable ground to be able to start working on myself. I ve been diagnised with OCD, anxiety and depression that caused often panic attacks. Now I m able to leaen more about my illness and work thing out.

Therapy and medicine really helped me

I tried to, two separate times/doctors. It felt like a waste of time where they just keep prodding me to talk. I can get that level of help from other drunks at the bar. It didn't help at all.

I know i'll get shit for this considering where we are, but I got much more actual advice and help that really worked from my pastor. You might think they'd just say to read the bible and pray, but he actually listened to my problems and went out of his way to get me back on the right path. I felt like he actually cared for my wellbeing, whereas with the psych I just felt like someone they weren't taking seriously and don't give a shit about me as long as my check clears.