We all need help and support. We need a safe place to share our feelings and to think through our problems. People rarely succeed without wise counsel from someone who has more life experience or expertise in certain areas.
Sometimes we wonder if we need therapy. Did you know, even therapists need a therapist sometimes? You don’t have to have a mental illness to need help. Insurance requires a diagnosis to pay for treatment.
You don’t need a mental health diagnosis to need help. You just need to want to be a little better tomorrow than you were yesterday. You just need to want to continue to grow as a person.
When you start therapy, we ask questions about your experiences, and as you talk, we look for symptoms, the list of which seems endless. Those include, but are not limited to, the following in no particular order:
Difficulty Sleeping
Sadness
Feeling down in the dumps
Thoughts racing through your head uncontrollably
Feeling like you are beating your head against a wall.
Feeling like you are just spinning your wheels
Feeling like you can’t get anything done
Nervousness
Panic Attacks
Being unable to say “no” to others
Doing things before you think
Arguing endlessly
Over reacting
Maybe you are experiencing more serious symptoms:
Flashbacks
Verbal Aggression
Physical aggression
Overusing Alcohol
Nightmares
Using other drugs
Seeing things that others can’t see
Hearing voices that others can’t hear
Feeling hopeless and better off dead
Wishing you could just end it all.
Wanting someone else to die
Thinking that you might just end it all for yourself and/or for someone else
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms or others not mentioned, then you likely need help, even if you don’t suffer from a mental illness.
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, YOU CAN CALL 988, 911, 865-539-2409, 855-539-2409, OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM.
I am Vickie, a therapist in Maryville, TN, and I help people from Knoxville and the surrounding communities heal from their trauma and adverse life experiences. I can help you. Click the link at the top of the page so we can talk.