SHOPPING FOR THE PERFECT THERAPIST || Discovery to Recovery Episode 3
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Discovery to Recovery is a video series where you can watch me along my journey to mental health wellness. Basically, it's like my online diary that I get to share with you every week! (or at least when I find the energy to upload).
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Hello! My name is Kristen, I am 22 years old, from Sacramento CA, and I am graduating in the Spring with my BA in Psychology. I created this channel for three reasons that are very close to my heart. One, to help others be able to tell their stories and be advocates for mental health, to give recovery tips and tricks to help others find the help they need, and to spread awareness for mental health issues to fight the stigma surrounding it. The more we talk about mental illness the more normalized it will be in our society and the more people will not be ashamed to get help!
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Share your own experiences with us in the comments! What do you look for in a therapist? How did you find your therapist? What was your first appointment like? Advice to others who are thinking about going into therapy?
LikeKristen do you know any youtubers that talk about bipolar and schizophrenia? you inspire me too!!
LikeKristen my experience to just get into a therapist outpatient was in 2013. I was on the phone like you, it was constant phone calls and if I did get a call back it was for them to say your on a waiting list or we don't cover Medicaid and Medicare. I ended up submitting myself to Crisis Unit at CDCP here in Albany, N.Y.. A experience in itself very terifiying and scary In the end the result I got a therapist through Albany Med out patient Psychology. Thank God i have one now that i see on a weekly visit and is fully covered through Medicaid and Medicare.
I told the nurse at my school that I was bulimic a year ago yesterday, it was so so hard and I still can’t believe I did it
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Can i email you and talk sbout a situation im going through
thanks looking fro one now. this couldn't have come at a better time.
I avoid family members who make me feel like I'm not worth being here on Earth. Best decision I've ever made.
or any people who make you feel like that
Unfortunately i live with my mother and she can sometimes make me feel like that lol! And i talk to dad on the phone a fair bit and he can make me feel crap too. They do love me a lot but dont always say the right things or can be critical and cruel to be kind mentality! Urgh
I know sometimes you can't be away from narcissistics family but I do let them know when f off
my parents have told me to kill myself :'(
I’m seeing a therapist for the first time in a little more than a week, I’m scared and anxious but hopefully it’ll help
Alex Strindberg Good luck!
Yayyyyy a new video!!! 😆😆😆😆
I am so glad you take that huge step, guess is my time now. Oh! I hope everything goes well Kristen 💖
Thank you for sharing the process! It's such a nerve wracking thing to go through and it's helpful and comforting to see the process. :)
Dear kristen,
My internet friend is depressed, he is in bed all the time, he is ashamed of his thoughts, he says he cant wait to leave this world, And I don’t really know How to react to things like this; “everybody forgets about me”.
Please help me.
xxx
Kristen can you make a vid on self-harm alternates to do during school?
i was waiting for a call from my possible psychiatrist, to see when to catch an appointment, missed it three times, got a message, and accidentally deleted it before i heard more than the doc's presentation. the only way i can get in contact again would be that i go the hospital again, should i ? or did i screw up too bad that it'd just be annoying them and they'd dismiss me as not serious enough ? sorry im asking this here it just seems like the good occasion.
I hope everything works out and you get help and feel better soon! ❤ I haven't had too much trouble finding a therapist but I did have a bad experience. I didn't know I was experiencing trauma symptom and I was with a couple's therapist for a couple of years and kept bumping into the same issues. She was applying principles that didn't fit my situation and made me feel invalidated and insecure. Later we saw another couple's therapist who quickly mentioned it might be trauma and eventually referred me out to someone more knowledgeable who was very helpful.
*eats pop tart*
I luvs the pop tart
yes its yummy
poppi tarters i.imgur.com/YWRkoGV.jpg
Does better help take insurance
I went to therapy suicidal but,I stopped going,so therapy and psychiatry is out.
Saw you on huddle!:) I am elusiveangelgurl on huddle i think lol heyyy, love your youtube channel and i can relate to family stress
Can you do a video about anorexia
I look for someone that can help me. I'm chronic bipolar and schizophrenic tendencies. I need someone that can help me with my moods and voices and self harm. My first going to the tharpisr was asking me about skills I know or want to learn
Sharing yourself going through this and what resources you used, was so helpful. ♥️ This is the first time I’ve had to find a new therapist in five years, and I’m much less nervous to “shop” for a therapist now. My first therapist was so great, but I was lucky. We were only placed together by chance. Thank you for reminding your viewers that it’s a process, and it’s okay to be a little scared. 😊 I wish you the best of luck with finding a good match!
just a question how is the best way to tell your parents your self harming and you want help.
Thanks
Hi Kristen,
right now for me I really feel like my mental health is slipping I've been wanting to self harm more and all these thoughts and feelings are coming back. I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks hun! I'm wanting a therapist for this new year, hoping it can help bring major changes in my life
I'm so proud of you for getting the help you need. It's difficult to find the right therapist for some of us. I hope it's worked out well for you! My insurance changed so I can't see my previous therapist. I started seeing someone else and it didn't work out so I terminated after a couple months. Now I'm trying to see someone through my psychiatrist's office and they only have grad students available with limited hours. Luckily I'm going to grad school in January for counseling so maybe one day I can be that counselor someone like me has desperately been looking for like I have.. obviously I can't counsel myself 🙃
As a Mental Health Counselor, I️ can tell you that Psychology Today is a great resource for finding a therapist in your area! It’s definitely not the most comfortable process at first, but when you find the right one, it all works out the way it ought to!
My insurance chose my therapist, she didnt speak the language I requested but she was very nice and I feel like she would be helpful for my career but idk if I'll be able to talk about the real reason I'm seeking help in detail.
If you live in certain parts the uk and are under eighteen there’s a site called kooth that I love, I also go on 7cups for therapy
This came at a perfect time for me. I love your videos you're very inspiring !
I know this is kind of unrelated but how do you find people in the mental health community to connect with on UA-cam and instagram I find it a a small community and hard to find other youtubers and content creators starting up right now