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Does anyone feel old and useless with age?
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I'm currently training to facilitate group therapy for a number of mental health challenges. One of them is WRAP. Wellness Recovery Action Plan. It utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy DBT among others. Out of the 8 people present 7 are online and only one attending in person with myself and the co-facilitator. The on-line patients benefit positively
from the psychosocial structure of being in a ZOOM meeting with like minded peers struggling with depression and anxiety. Each of the patients look forward to these 2 hour sessions and interact well with each other. Many people are not comfortable or have no way to physically attend these meetings. For many, this is their sole opportunity to socialize with peers like themselves. Online therapy is extremely beneficial for many as it helps break down that wall of loneliness. Many might never get the help needed to move them outside the rooms they isolate in. I absolutely endorse online therapy as an alternative to no therapy. The psychosocial needs are supplemented in many, and in some, the online group meets needs they absolutely have no way of getting otherwise. I hope this helps clarify how online therapy can be beneficial. Make it an awesome day!!
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I suffer from anxiety and depression and leaving my house and mixing with people, I went to see a CBT (cognitive, behavioural, therapist) which was 5 minutes walk away from where I lived, the anxiety I would start to feel 10 days before the appointment was awful, I would be dreading leaving the house and walking there, I did it for about 10 sessions which was great, but I had to give it up because the anxiety was crippling, so to do online therapy would be perfect for me and your sound amazing and I'm sure helping lots of people.
You have got to be kidding me. These people need to talk to a real mental health professional as soon as possible.
The fact that there are drugs out there that when taken responsibly can let them all lead normal productive lives is unconscionable.
I was a successful person in commission sales who not only left my room but actually supported a wife and two kids.
Depression is nothing to be ashamed of or to hide from. Ask Simone Biles or all the other great athletes along with successful business people who run major corporations.
Please anyone reading this get professional help. You don’t have to be isolated and you can lead very productive lives.
Hopefully we are finally breaking down the stigma of mental illness. It is genetic and nothing to be ashamed of.
This is the equivalent of someone with hearing loss not getting hearing aids or someone with impaired vision not getting glasses. Nothing more and nothing less.
No Zoom call is going to solve your problems. Only you can solve your own problems.
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It does but they really need to see a psychiatrist and get on some medications.
Depression is real and talking about it is a start but the next step is finding a medication that works for you or in this case them.
It is hard to find a good psychiatrist especially these days and if you do you might be two weeks or longer to get in to see them. On top of that it can take up to six weeks for the medication to work.
I would recommend you bring up Zoloft/ Sertraline on your call. It is one of the leading anti depressants on the market and combine it with Wellbutrin/ Bupropion. It actually has a nickname. It is called Welloft because it compliments the Zoloft.
Good luck to you and your group. I am glad you are all getting together but depression is not something you can talk your way out of. There should be no stigma in getting help.