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Are you receiving therapy/professional mental health care & if not, why not?

  • Yes - Therapy only

    Votes: 264 10.9%
  • Yes - Medication only

    Votes: 305 12.6%
  • Yes - Therapy and medication

    Votes: 784 32.4%
  • No - Not interested in seeking treatment

    Votes: 276 11.4%
  • No - Interested but don’t know where to start

    Votes: 120 5.0%
  • No - Scared of being hospitalized or that it won’t work

    Votes: 240 9.9%
  • No - tried therapy but it didn’t help

    Votes: 468 19.3%
  • No - tried medication but it didn't help

    Votes: 260 10.7%
  • No - Can’t afford therapy but use medication

    Votes: 64 2.6%
  • No - Can’t afford any treatment

    Votes: 214 8.8%

  • Total voters
    2,422
ultradespair

ultradespair

Shut-in
Jul 25, 2025
18
Stopped my first attempt at therapy because of not wanting to take meds/get into the cycle of taking a lot of different medication and suffering of all the side effects, also agoraphobia
 
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Foxcompany2nd3rd

Member
Jul 24, 2025
34
I went to a mental health 'professional' once, never went back or again. All they can do for you is listen, diagnose, and drug you. Beyond that they cannot mend a broken spirit. They treat you like a number, its just another day another patient to them.

I realized that after many years the only person that can help yourself is you, and if you fail you will CTB anyways.
 

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