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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I feel this. Get therapy for yourself. This is your life, no one else can fix it for you. Get a professional’s help so you can enjoy & get some meaning out of the years you have left. [/quote]

I cannot find a therapist. I have worked hard to find one and a CANNOT do it. Please stop telling people to get therapists like it’s easy, it’s not.[/quote]

Sorry you are having a hard time. I used a self help workbook program until a therapist was found. That and building in 15 to 20 minutes in my day to focus on me was a good start. [/quote]

I recognize you are trying to be helpful but this doesn’t help.

I am looking for support, not advice. I really, really don’t want advice.[/quote]

DP. I interpreted the last sentence of your OP (“I wish I had someone, anyone, who could help me”) as an opening for people to suggest how you could get help. But I understand just wanting to vent too.[/quote]

Advice like "find a therapist" isn't very helpful because (1) most people are aware of therapy as an option, (2) finding a therapist is just one more thing for a person already struggling to do, and not an easy one at that.

Helpful advice would be suggesting ways to find a therapist, explaining exactly how you found your therapist, providing a list of low-cost or sliding scale therapists in the area, etc.

Same with "do a workbook." Give the name of the workbook you used. Explain how it helped.

At least the person on the thread who suggested medication provided the name of the medication and some advice about cost.

"Get a therapist" is actually kind of a cruel thing to say to someone who is posting desperately about depression and worthlessness in the middle of the night. It's not really an actionable piece of advice. [/quote]

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