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Why I stopped talking about my feelings (lemmy.world)
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[–] 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you're struggling with depression, you need to see a doctor. To go with the metaphor in the meme, the average person isn't trained to save a drowning person, who can also end up drowning anyone who tries to save them. Lifeguards are trained to save drowning people.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    If only I could afford the $200 co-pay per visit. Some of us are too poor to afford mental health.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Talk to the providers, some may be willing to waive that depending on need. Also, that seems expensive; I'm on shitty healthcard.gov insurance and my co-pay per session was only 40 USD. I know when you are struggling, 40 can feel just as unreachable as 200, but getting that price down can be the difference between spiraling down or climbing up and out.

    Talk to the people that are offering even shitty help -- see if they have ideas for getting you professional help, maybe they could even pay the provider for you, or know about lower-cost services in your area.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    yep. i had a girlfriend with depression.

    she refused to do anything about it. other than weaponize it against me. and blame me for it. it was horrible.

    many folks just refuse treatment and act like the world is the problem, or their friends/family are the problem.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago

    "I'm sad"

    "Here, let me try and cheer you up"

    "IT DIDN'T WORK! NOW YOU'RE THE PROBLEM!"

    "Okay, I'll give you some space."

    "Oh, so you're just going to ABANDON ME?!"

    "Nevermind, I'll shut up now."

    "Aha! The SILENT TREATMENT!"

    :-/

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