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mouseteeth
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- Dec 2, 2019
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Can somebody just walk me through the process?
Should I seek a therapist, psychiatrist or psychologist? How should I pick someone out, a simple Google search? I know people often recommend getting a referral from a general practitioner, but my insurance has changed so much over the years that I really don't have my own regular, general doctor anymore. I'd rather not have to seek one out right now just to be a middleman, thus making me have to wait even longer.
I've never done this before. It's funny though, I've been depressed for most of my life. In school I was constantly made to see the school counselor. not because they cared about my well-being, they never asked me anything about myself or how I felt, they just pestered me about why I had no plans for college or future. Then as a teen my mother forced me to see her own counselor, and she acted like it was a punishment. It did nothing for me, that counselor just patronized me.
So yeah, I appreciate any advice at all.
Should I seek a therapist, psychiatrist or psychologist? How should I pick someone out, a simple Google search? I know people often recommend getting a referral from a general practitioner, but my insurance has changed so much over the years that I really don't have my own regular, general doctor anymore. I'd rather not have to seek one out right now just to be a middleman, thus making me have to wait even longer.
I've never done this before. It's funny though, I've been depressed for most of my life. In school I was constantly made to see the school counselor. not because they cared about my well-being, they never asked me anything about myself or how I felt, they just pestered me about why I had no plans for college or future. Then as a teen my mother forced me to see her own counselor, and she acted like it was a punishment. It did nothing for me, that counselor just patronized me.
So yeah, I appreciate any advice at all.