Hello,

Lately I have been overwhelmed with my schedule, finances and social life. I am always trying to improve my mental health. With all of this stress I am considering therapy, mainly for someone to talk, to process all my thoughts, and maybe help me develop ideas or come up with strategies to cope better. I have ADHD, Autism, and some other things if that helps anyone relate.

I have three main questions:

Has therapy helped you enough to be worth the time?

Is it very difficult to find a therapist you mesh with?

How do I find a therapist? From a doctor’s referral? Online service? Through insurance? (I live in the United States.)

Any experience or advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: I just wanted to thank everyone for your help and support! I hope everyone is doing well and has seen positive changes. And I hope all these replies help other people besides myself. I’m feeling more positive and hopeful toward finding the right therapist. Your kindness is appreciated!

  • grady77@kbin.social
    71·
    1 year ago

    Yes yes yes yes yes.

    I’m a 32 yr old male with ADHD, chronic pain, past trauma, sleep issues, low testosterone, and haven’t had much stability in my life for the last 5 years. I don’t think I could have gotten through it without therapy. A good therapist will help you work through your thoughts and emotions and feelings and give you the tools to be able to function and get through those times when you are overwhelmed.

    Please feel from to reach out if you want to talk more. I’ve been where you are with deciding what to do and would love to help.

    In the mean time I have a couple books I would recommend that really changed my perspective.

    Man’s Search for Meaning
    https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl-ebook/dp/B009U9S6FI
    Extremely powerful, written about the human experience from a survivor of Auschwitz.

    The Untethered Soul
    https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379
    Probably opened my eyes more than any other book and helped me immensely with the day to day stuff.

    Iron John
    https://www.amazon.com/Iron-John-Book-about-Men/dp/0306824264
    (Not sure of your gender) This book is about what it is to grow into a man. Not a manly man or traditional man or anything like that, but a real man who embraces his masculinity and femininity. Talks about how we need something more than our parents to grow. I think it’s still a amazing read no matter what gender you are because it does help make sense of why so many men are the way that they are.

    • flyoverthis@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for the book suggestions! I will check them out.

      I forgot to mention that I also have sleep problems from PTSD. Sounds like we can relate on more than a couple things.