Before you reach for the phone, call your family members, close friends, clergy, and the person you desperately need the most—a psychotherapist. If you don’t know any, call the local mental health association in your area.
Call a university or a medical center in your area. Call your friends. Ask them if they know of one or if any of their friends know of a good therapist. Call your doctor. Call the health department. Call the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC.
If you think you can’t afford professional help, stop thinking that right now! Often your community has a lowcost mental health program. The Department of Social Services in your city, county, or state can also help you.
University programs often have clinical counseling available at a low cost. Your clergy can also help you— that’s what they are there for. Their inspirational guidance just might be the mental medicine you need. Maybe they can at least comfort you during your time of great emotional distress, until you can actually see a mental health professional who is trained to deal with your specific issues.
I have given you all kinds of options, so there is no excuse! Get help!
Do it now!
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