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My Top 10 Thoughts On Mental Health
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3 min readJul 27, 2021
- Do we need the assistance of a therapist to tell us what is going on in our minds? In this current day and time, there seems to be a lot of push advocating seeking therapy to handle issues that are going on in our lives.
- I’m in my 4th decade here on earth and not once have I felt I needed to go talk to someone other than family or friends about issues that were going on in my life. I’ve had some major things happen in my life but either myself, family or friends allowed me to get over the hump.
- If we are encouraged to go speak to a therapist concerning mental health who does the therapist go to when they have issues. There are no Gods on earth that I’m aware of so why would I want to go pour my issues on the lap of someone who has problems in life also?
- In my opinion, mental health treatment in some cases has become a cash grab. I think some people play on the vulnerability of people who are going through things. If the ultimate goal is to help people shouldn’t there be a way for people to get it for free?
- I’m not shitting on the process of seeking mental health. I understand 100% that there are people who may not have family and friends to lean on to discuss their issues. The…
