How do I know if I need therapy?
This quiz said I should consider therapy, and some people have told me that before too. But like...how do you know if you actually need to go? Sure I get sad or angry sometimes, but so does everyone. I mostly feel fine.
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Some possible signs that you should consider starting therapy would be if you've had a sudden and persistent change in your mood, or you're starting to feel hopeless about making progress in an important area of your life. Many people go just to get to know themselves better or to have extra support during a tough time.
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I'm struggling a lot but my parents say I can always talk to them but I caant. what should I do???
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so I also cant talk about this stuff to my parents bc I used to harm a lot and they never noticed. so I would turn to my friends but most of the time I would draw and listen to music I like no one noticed by the marinas is a good one. but anyway I would listen to music and draw when I couldn't talk to my friends but nowadays my parents had recently found out that I've been harming again and I definitely cant turn to them about this so I have this one friend who harms as well but hes trying to help me get better and I'm helping him too.
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My friends are the ones making me feel distressed and my family isn't helping either :(
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Do you find that your mental health is negatively impacting other areas of your life, like your work or relationships? If so, it could be helpful to get therapy
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mine too... its a bit wrong tho according to my friends I desperately need therapy heh
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It said that for me too but if I want to go my mom would have to take me and if I ask her she will say no and ground me
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I'm also on the fence. But some of my friends said it really helped them so I'm thinking about starting.
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I'm in the camp that everyone can benefit from therapy. Therapy helped equip me with the tools to better process and handle my emotions and I feel like my mental health is in a much better place
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