It was difficult for me to start going to therapy, to help to overcome codependence and intimacy issues. Thanks to a major knee injury, my high deductible health insurance was maxed and I was able to essentially interview several therapists until I found one that I gelled with.
It was difficult for me to start going to therapy, to help to overcome codependence and intimacy issues. Thanks to a major knee injury, my high deductible health insurance was maxed and I was able to essentially interview several therapists until I found one that I gelled with.
I feel that I've grown significantly from therapy and hope that work like yours will help to dispel stigmas around mental health.
How much of this stigma do you think is generational? My parents haven't been forthcoming with their opinions about going to therapy but aren't outwardly hostile. My own peers (I'm 30) say things like "everyone can benefit from therapy" and "mental health is equally important" etc. Perhaps I've cultivated a bubble of empathetic people?
Thank you for sharing that, I'm glad it's worked for you! And I definitely feel much of it is generational, but we still don't have the infrastructure we need to get everyone on board. Someone else mentioned it above in the comments, I'm wondering if we're at a point where it's like "mental healthcare is important and valid but must not be for me," where we have public acceptance but this reluctance to explore it on a personal level. And even then I think there are other stigmas like across culture and gender, maybe reinforced by the generational divide, that make it harder for some people to want therapy for themselves despite how more accepted it is publicly.
Thank you for sharing this, Samantha.
It was difficult for me to start going to therapy, to help to overcome codependence and intimacy issues. Thanks to a major knee injury, my high deductible health insurance was maxed and I was able to essentially interview several therapists until I found one that I gelled with.
I feel that I've grown significantly from therapy and hope that work like yours will help to dispel stigmas around mental health.
How much of this stigma do you think is generational? My parents haven't been forthcoming with their opinions about going to therapy but aren't outwardly hostile. My own peers (I'm 30) say things like "everyone can benefit from therapy" and "mental health is equally important" etc. Perhaps I've cultivated a bubble of empathetic people?
Thank you again for your vulnerability.
Thank you for sharing that, I'm glad it's worked for you! And I definitely feel much of it is generational, but we still don't have the infrastructure we need to get everyone on board. Someone else mentioned it above in the comments, I'm wondering if we're at a point where it's like "mental healthcare is important and valid but must not be for me," where we have public acceptance but this reluctance to explore it on a personal level. And even then I think there are other stigmas like across culture and gender, maybe reinforced by the generational divide, that make it harder for some people to want therapy for themselves despite how more accepted it is publicly.