Whilst therapy is a vital tool for people to address their struggles and acquire a range of coping mechanisms to aid their everyday lives, you don’t need to have a diagnosis to access therapy. Speaking with a therapist is healthy, allowing you to maintain a positive balance between your work and social life, process any negative emotions you may have been experiencing, and become more self-aware in order to better yourself as an individual.
You don’t need to have a diagnosis to access therapy.
However, getting access to therapy is a huge struggle, leaving many people on waiting lists for months, sometimes years. According to the NHS, the “demand for crisis mental health services has increased by one third since before the pandemic and doubled since 2017." Unfortunately, in the past few years, I have witnessed the terrifying consequences of mental illness, as a few of my loved ones have suddenly become unwell, sending them into an immediate crisis. Despite this being a sudden change, I wonder how things may have been different if therapy was accessed earlier. If past traumas had been worked through and the struggles of the pandemic openly discussed, could crisis have been avoided? This is certainly not an easy question, and mental health is not a simple thing to navigate, but maybe therapy can be preventative?
If past traumas had been worked through and the struggles of the pandemic openly discussed, could crisis have been avoided?
Without access to free support, therapy can be very expensive, and it is certainly a daunting concept for many people. However, if therapy is a step that you're ready to tackle, it can be a positive and healthy routine to get into. Whether you want to generally manage your emotions and strive towards personal goals, or whether you want to work on something specific that you have been struggling to cope with, therapy is an incredible tool that everyone should access at some stage in their lives.
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