You don’t have to go to therapy, but it’s absolutely not only for the rich. My sessions were $5 an hour through the local LGBT center because of income scaling, and they literally changed my life, helped me work through the worst symptoms of my PTSD and gain the confidence to go back to school.
Crappy therapists don’t do much, and I’ve seen my fair share of crappy ones, but a good therapist who you trust and are honest with can absolutely help.
E: sorry, didn’t see this was the Women’s Stuff community, I’m trans but don’t identify as a woman, mods if you feel this comment needs to be deleted please do
Therapy is for the rich.
Scraping by week to week I don’t have the money to fund exceptionally well off professionals who don’t really do a lot of actual work for that money.
You don’t have to go to therapy, but it’s absolutely not only for the rich. My sessions were $5 an hour through the local LGBT center because of income scaling, and they literally changed my life, helped me work through the worst symptoms of my PTSD and gain the confidence to go back to school.
Crappy therapists don’t do much, and I’ve seen my fair share of crappy ones, but a good therapist who you trust and are honest with can absolutely help.
E: sorry, didn’t see this was the Women’s Stuff community, I’m trans but don’t identify as a woman, mods if you feel this comment needs to be deleted please do
Thanks for being polite and respectful of this space!
I’ll second your advice on therapy as well. Depending on your location, accessible therapy may be easier now than it used to be. Worth exploring!